EVERYONE PLEASE SIGN THIS SO WE CAN HAVE OUR ENDO TAKEN MORE SERIOUS!!!

[MsBella]

epetitions.direct.gov.uk/pe...

[nadz]

Hi MsBella,

I realy hope pelpe take this on board and sign up, as it is the only way we (endo sufferers) will be taken more seriously

[Hidden]

Hey

Signed it xx

[ruthbond]

Signed it and posted wherever possible x

[JulesUK]

Done. I hope people do take the time to do this. Could I suggest maybe posting this again in case people have missed it. There doesnt seem to be many names on the petition so far. Thanks again.

[rainey6373]

Done - Horrible disease. My Mum had it, me too. Hope my girlies will escape it x Have you tried Facebook-ing it? x

[missteal]

Done, thanks for the link x

[foosey]

Signed x

[MsBella]

Brilliant post post post ladies xx

[uglyduckling]

Signed it and posted on Facebook.

[Nikki4]

Signed xx

[inpain]

bit out of date isnt it? the DDA was mainly replaced in 2010 by the equality act and 99% of the people who have endo will be covered if needed by this act. try researching the info and the law on this and if needed seek legal advice possibly free via the CAB and similar professional agencies who know the truth and the facts for all concerned. directgov will assist you correctly and safely. You need to understand why you might need this cover and what it would mean in theory should you need to ever "apply it" re employment or other situations. direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPe...

[EndoUK_Comms Moderator Endometriosis UK]

Hi Ladies,

I just wanted to respond to this post by letting you where Endometriosis UK stands on the petition. We know how difficult living with endometriosis can be, and how much it affects your lives. We are working every day to try and help by providing support and information for all women who suffer with endometriosis, whether a little or a lot. However, we feel that classing endometriosis as a disability may have adverse effects to the many women who suffer from endometriosis.

One of our trustees, Carol, has addressed this issue in another post by saying

"If we fight for endo to be recognised as a disability, we are however ignoring the proportion of women whose careers and lives may be detrimentally affected because they are automatically classed as 'disabled' - yes this could go against them in interviews (because an employer could decide that they are unable, for business reasons, to make reasonable adjustments that may be needed - even if the person is not asking for these). On the other hand, if a woman with endometriosis is affected with disabling symptoms, they should be covered by the Equality Act - the Equality Commission have a very good helpline and can give advice on this. With regards to ESA (replaced disability living allowance), I am disappointed to hear from a number of women that their assessments have been very much a tick list that has not considered their symptoms and issues - I think this one is more difficult and has been affected by the current economic climate. If you are facing issues claiming ESA, I would recommend contacting your local MP and explaining your story."

You can read her full responses by looking at this message by clicking here endometriosis-uk.healthunlo...

Hopefully this is of some use. As I said we are working to help all women who suffer with endometriosis and believe that sometimes this may impact on some women with endo in a negative way. We would ask that you would consider signing our petition to reduce diagnosis times and improve the lives of everyone woman who suffers from this horrible condition by clicking here - epetitions.direct.gov.uk/pe...

Thank you,

[loobylou74]

Done,i hope it works.x

[Sunset81]

signed x