Dionne McFarlane

2018

Dionne McFarlane

Age: 21
Location: Edinburgh
Pronouns: she/her

Dionne began a successful and growing campaign for awareness of endometriosis, after being diagnosed with the condition. She aims to improve the care and treatment of women with endometriosis, and has approached several clinicians about how women with endometriosis are managed when admitted to hospital due to pain.

She teamed up with Fixers UK, and created a video were she spoke to the camera about what living with endometriosis is like. This got very positive feedback and was shared all over social media. She created the @Endowarrior_x Instagram account, where she documents life with the condition, raising awareness and support fellow sufferers. In September this year she spoke at the Women’s Health Cross Party Group at the Scottish Parliament, giving an account on the diagnosis process and what changes need to happen to improve both care, and treatment.