Lester braids up for worthy cause
BCiB Australian Jackaroo and Melbourne Pulse star Barrie Lester has revealed the touching reason behind his unusual hairstyle at BPL12 in Moama this week.
Lester has donned braids with a yellow ribbon tying them together at the back to raise awareness for endometriosis, a cause which is particularly close to home.
“My wife suffers from a condition called endometriosis and this week I’m trying to raise a bit of awareness about that,” Lester told Bowls Australia’s Rinkside Live.
“I’m trying to get people talking about it and already over the last few days ears have sort of pricked up and people have said they’ve not heard about it.
“One in eight women across the world suffer from it, and we just need to raise awareness for women out there to go and get a check-up and find out a little more about it.”
Endometriosis is a painful condition that causes the tissue that lies in a female’s uterus to grow in other locations and areas where it should not.
With no cure discovered, Lester hopes he can assist primarily in raising awareness and creating conversation around the condition.
“There’s no cure, only operations, and it’s something that we’ve been going through for quite a while,” Lester said.
“If you go to the endometriosis foundation website you’ll find out more about it.
“I got a message last night from a viewer just saying his daughter recently went through it and it’s good that we can get talking about it.”
BPL12 runs from February 23-26, with Rinkside Live live-streaming available on Facebook and broadcast action nightly from 5-10pm AEDT on Fox Sports and Kayo.
