Help Alex save her eggs!
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I am here raising money for my younger sister Alex, the woman in blue on the right of the above photo. She has been suffering from severe endometriosis since she was in her early teens. She is now only 25 years old.
For those who don't know about endometriosis, it is when cells normally found within the uterus grow outside of it causing varying degrees of pain in the pelvic area. Please see the links below for more information on endometriosis. In Alex's case, the pain is extremely severe.
Generally the treatment for endometriosis is to scrape the abnormal growth off of the area it is growing and hormone treatments. They can be invasive and leave the person extremely uncomfortable. Alex has had numerous surgical procedures and has been given a variety of therapies to try, from prescriptions to yoga and breath work. Nothing has been able to make a noticeable difference and the abnormal growth of cells has just continued. Because of all of this she has always been in pain, both physically and mentally. And it has always left her with the feeling that having children would never be something she could do. The scar tissue from all the surgeries alone would make it difficult. Up until recently, she just had to live with that fact. Now she may have a chance at becoming a mother when she is ready.
As it stands currently, her only chance at having a relatively normal life without the pain and prescription painkillers that leave her so tired she can't work or sustain most relationships, is to have a partial hysterectomy. They will remove her ovaries and leave her uterus. At 25, she will no longer be able to produce her own eggs. But she will still be able to carry her own children in the future, if she can freeze her eggs now. And that is what this money will be used for.
Between the prescriptions she will need to increase her egg production, the cost of the procedure itself, the cost of the freezing and the travel expenses, it all adds up. And since Alex hasn't been able to work, this amount of money is out of her reach. She has to decide between a normal life and being able to have her own children. We are asking for the generosity of everyone reading this to help Alex not have to make that decision.
Anything you can donate is more appreciated than you will ever know. Thank you all.
Mayo clinic - Endometriosis
Guardian article
For those who don't know about endometriosis, it is when cells normally found within the uterus grow outside of it causing varying degrees of pain in the pelvic area. Please see the links below for more information on endometriosis. In Alex's case, the pain is extremely severe.
Generally the treatment for endometriosis is to scrape the abnormal growth off of the area it is growing and hormone treatments. They can be invasive and leave the person extremely uncomfortable. Alex has had numerous surgical procedures and has been given a variety of therapies to try, from prescriptions to yoga and breath work. Nothing has been able to make a noticeable difference and the abnormal growth of cells has just continued. Because of all of this she has always been in pain, both physically and mentally. And it has always left her with the feeling that having children would never be something she could do. The scar tissue from all the surgeries alone would make it difficult. Up until recently, she just had to live with that fact. Now she may have a chance at becoming a mother when she is ready.
As it stands currently, her only chance at having a relatively normal life without the pain and prescription painkillers that leave her so tired she can't work or sustain most relationships, is to have a partial hysterectomy. They will remove her ovaries and leave her uterus. At 25, she will no longer be able to produce her own eggs. But she will still be able to carry her own children in the future, if she can freeze her eggs now. And that is what this money will be used for.
Between the prescriptions she will need to increase her egg production, the cost of the procedure itself, the cost of the freezing and the travel expenses, it all adds up. And since Alex hasn't been able to work, this amount of money is out of her reach. She has to decide between a normal life and being able to have her own children. We are asking for the generosity of everyone reading this to help Alex not have to make that decision.
Anything you can donate is more appreciated than you will ever know. Thank you all.
Mayo clinic - Endometriosis
Guardian article
Organizer and beneficiary
Becca Sheedy
Organizer
Warman, SK
Alexandra Sheedy
Beneficiary