My name is Shelly Ekkelboom and I am raising funds for my daughters Medical & travel expenses, to get her the urgent surgery she needs. My daughter Age 22 is suffering from Stage 4 advanced DIE, Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis and is it at very high risk of her organs fusing together, resulting in the loss of her uterus , part of her intestine and possibly other organs. It could cause her to have a colostomy bag and more. She is in desperate need of Deep Excision Surgery as soon as possible and has been told by her obgyn and Endo specialist she is way past due for surgery, sadly there is nothing more her OB can do for her since she needs to see a Endo Specialist. Due to insurance not covering this type of surgery and there is no doctor in CA that does the surgery needed,, she unfortunately has to go out of network. Most OBGYNs are not taking the disease serious enough and so these well needed surgery’s are shoved off and endometriosis can become life threatening as it spreads to other organs. She has done years of research to find the best specialist she can to get the best outcome. Dr. Kanayama which is the leading specialist of New York Endometriosis Center and is a one of a kind “Haptic Endo excision” expert using no No Robot or Burning is the doctor she found to do her surgery. She has already had a phone consult with him. This would be life changing for her to officially go to see him, relieving her chronic pain that she has suffered from since the age of 8. Her pmt to get scheduled for surgery is 18,000 & that’s not including her pre-op visit and tests along with post op appointments or any travel costs. As she is on the table the cost can go up depending on the severity of her case. We ask you for your support as we will have to travel across the states to make this surgery happen.  Please share this post as much as you can and please donate to make this miracle happen for my daughter, even $1 can make a difference. We appreciate each and every one of you that can help in anyway, thank you.