Me and Crohn’s.

Crohn’s and You

You wake up every day wondering if today is the day that Crohn’s gets you, or whether you get it. That question has been a daily one for me. I wake up wondering if I will be able to be a normal human and do the things I want and need to do for the day, or whether Crohn’s decides for me. Do I get to stay in bed in pain, unable to walk straight or even drink a glass of water without some kind of pain?

Crohn’s has been a part of my life since January 2009. I was told I would no longer have a normal life, that I could no longer serve in the Navy, and that I had to give up many things, one of them being healthy and pain-free. This changed my life and turned everything upside down. At the time I was trying to do as much as I could: going to school, doing my naval duties, and trying to make my way home to see my wife at the time. Everything got put on hold because of Crohn’s. After losing about 70 pounds and a lot of blood and nutrition, I started to get scared. I thought I was alone. No one I knew had this debilitating problem.

When I first wrote this in 2018, it had been 9 years. It’s now more than 17, and I still fight Crohn’s on a daily basis. So I invite you, as a reader, to come with me on a weekly fight to an end. I will be posting on here about my life struggle, along with things I find that work for me and what I am doing to help fight this problem.

My healthy start is today. How about yours?