Meet Team Texas State Representative, Nicole Garwood

RISING STARS IN ENDOMETRIOSIS ACTIVISM SERIES

We are excited to introduce Nicole Garwood, a new Endometriosis Activist from Austin, Texas. Nicole is now on board to travel to the Texas State Capitol in Austin as State Representative for Endo Advocacy Day 2020. You can learn more about Nicole below!

RECRUITING FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVES

If you would like to travel to your State Capitol to meet with elected officials as part of next year’s Endo Advocacy Day (Friday, March 27, 2020), just click here to schedule a phone appointment with one of our EndoMarch team members so that you can learn more. In the interim, you can click here to keep track of how many State Representatives we have on board already.

ABOUT NICOLE GARWOOD

Nicole Garwood, of Austin Texas is new to advocacy but feels passionate about the urgently needed reforms in women’s healthcare.  She knows firsthand how physically, emotionally, socially, financially, and spiritually crippling endometriosis can be. 

Nicole’s journey began in her early 20’s when she knew something was not right with her body. After a decade of being passed off by doctors, she was finally diagnosed with endometriosis in 2009.  The following decade resulted in countless birth controls, medications,  medications to treat the side effects of the other medications, leuprolide acetate, three laparoscopies, a laparotomy, a hysterectomy with single oophorectomy, and in December 2019, removal of her remaining ovary. 

Having experienced 20 years of, suffering, neglect and ignorance surrounding this condition, Nicole is heartbroken to see no advancements and young women still being treated by doctors and society in a similar manner to this day.  Nicole loves to help others. She volunteers through the National Charity League, works as a financial advisor, and raises a teenage daughter, Ava, who she is now fighting to protect. 

Feel free to reach out to her on Facebook or email garwood_nicole@yahoo.com.