Woman to jump from plane for endometriosis awareness!

Would you jump 10,000 feet from an airplane to call attention to an incurable illness?

That’s exactly what Abigail Smith will be doing on March 13, 2010 (her date has been rescheduled and will be announced again soon)!
Abigail has endometriosis, an excruciating condition whereby the lining of the uterus travels and embeds in surrounding organs. The illness, although not a cancer, behaves like one. Doctors don’t know for sure what causes it, and they haven’t yet found a cure. Oftentimes, treatments of this condition are worse than the condition itself, and many endometriosis patients have said that they feel like human guinea pigs.

Back to Abigail! I found out about her story while going through my Google Alert emails; I have one set for ‘endometriosis’, and Abigail’s story popped up.

Abigail is 17-years old, and lives in Evesham, Worcestershire, United Kingdom. In November, 2009, she was diagnosed with endometriosis via laparoscopy. Since that time, Abigail has been researching possible causes for endometriosis, and also reading up on what she can do to manage the illness. It was during her web searches that she found the website Endometriosis Uk and read about the The BIG Jump for endometriosis awareness in March 2010.
In fact, March is endometriosis awareness month around the globe!

I was alarmed when I clicked through to Abigail’s donation page and saw the following:

Target: £400.00
Raised so far: £0.00

I made a donation and I would love for you to donate, too. Abigail needs your love – please support her Big Jump!

According to Evesham Journal, “Abigail’s jump is scheduled to take place from Brackley Airfield, near Oxford, on March 13.” Edit: the jump date has been rescheduled – as of April 6, 2010, she has not jumped yet, so keep donating!

To add you support, go to http://www.justgiving.com/Abigail-Smith.

If you would like further information about the sponsor, Endometriosis UK, please visit endometriosis-uk.org.

Abigail isn’t the only brave soul willing to leap out of a plane for endometriosis. You can read more stories of skydivers for endometriosis at http://www.endometriosis-uk.org/getinvolved/fundraising_events/blogs.html!