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Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis are diseases that can strike at any age. Being part of the youth does not guarantee you from them. They are extremely life altering and they add on to the stresses of daily life, including the symptoms that seem to pile up, one on top of the other. Health in general is a blessing and also a gift that many of us with inflammatory bowel disease know does not last forever as we once thought. We have seen both sides of the spectrum, whether it be the healthy side or the sick side.

When You’re The Only Spoonie In Your Family, So You Get Angry At Everything...

When People Wanna Comment On How You Have Changed Due To Your Illness(es)...

please respect people who are mentally ill and disabled who cannot work. please respect people who look like they’re just relaxing all day when really they’re waging an internal war just to stay alive or fight their pain. please respect people who could not finish school, people who had big plans and could not see them through because of disability. people who look from the outside like they’ve “given up” or “aren’t doing anything.” people who are hospitalized repeatedly or permanently, and people who are grown adults who are still dependent on others. please respect disabled and mentally ill people. 

Getting a chronic illness/pain diagnosis is like:

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