“I was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease in 2009, one year after marriage. After the diagnosis, I took on the mindset that I have Crohn’s disease, it doesn’t have me, and started controlling what I can. Fitness, nutrition and mindset. I’ve completed numerous Spartan races, half marathons and most recently, the Miami marathon. In November, I’ll be running the NYC marathon for…
“For me, when I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (t1d) I flipped the switch immediately. I went back to life right away – surprising many people by doing so. But I had no choice! There were so many exciting events and milestones happening – the last thing I wanted was for this new illness…
“I first began experiencing symptoms of endometriosis when my periods started, around 12 years ago. I would always have painful periods and heavy bleeding and occasionally had to miss school. I just thought that this was normal, and everyone’s period was like mine. When I was growing up, I had a lot of male friends,…
“My story with chronic illness began in early October of 2003. Earlier in the year I had gotten an infection. I really thought nothing of it. I took an antibiotic to get rid of the infection and then that October I got a cough. Again, I thought nothing of it because I had never been…
“I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in March of 2020, after about 9 months of searching for answers to everything I had been experiencing. Several trips to my doctor, completed blood tests, various types of scans, and visits to the ER kept leading to no answer, until I was in the right place at the…