I endured years of pain until I became an 'Endo Warrior'

SIOBHAN AIMS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF ENDOMETRIOSIS

- PAIGE OLDFIELD

A WOMAN whose painful condition left her unable to leave her home has spoken about her nightmare.

Siobhan Kennett spent years feeling 'shattered and in despair' until she finally received a diagnosis of endometriosis.

The 32-year-old had been suffering from near constant agony since she was a teenager, the pain leaving her unemployed and isolated.

She spent years having her painful symptoms ignored or dismissed, until she finally got answers by paying for a private healthcare assessment.

The incurable condition, where tissue similar to the lining of the womb grows in other places such as the ovaries and fallopian tubes, affects one in ten women and can be extremely painful and debilitating.

Despite her diagnosis, Siobhan continued to suffer until she discovered Greater Manchester charity Endometriosis Awareness North when they publicised a sponsored walk.