In Sickness and in Health
In sickness and in health is part of the wedding vows. At the time of my wedding (June 1993), neither my husband nor I realized the implications and importance of that statement. It was just part of what we had to say. We had no idea that just four months later, I would be diagnosed with a life changing chronic illness.
My husband is my biggest supporter on this journey. He’s always there for me, making sure I take my medicine and get my rest. I have been blessed with a partner who has taken care of me and spoiled me from day 1. I was sick on our honeymoon. Of course, at the time, we thought it was something I ate or, wedding nerves had just caught up with me. It was definitely not my nerves or anything I ate. It was the beginning of my Crohn’s journey.
For the past year or so, I have contemplated writing my story. I have always dreamed of writing a book. I felt God telling me I couldn’t write anything else until I wrote my Crohn’s story. I wasn’t sure how to get my story out . . . until I was stuck at home at the beginning of the pandemic. The idea of a blog came to me. I want to share my story of my battle with Crohn’s disease. I want to help others suffering in silence and their families.
When you’re battling a chronic autoimmune disease, you can often feel like you’re all alone. Your health can change from day to day, even throughout the day.
I’m excited to share my journey with you. We can journey together. My blog is titled “Hidden in Plain Sight”. Life with Crohn’s and other invisible illnesses is a life hidden in plain sight. I look healthy. I look like there’s nothing wrong. Hidden from sight is the ugliness of the disease.
I want this blog to show what it’s like to live a “normal life” while living with a disease where your body is literally attacking itself. I want others to see that life with a chronic illness does not have to keep you from achieving your dreams.
I hope this blog can inspire you and give you the will to take each day head on with a positive attitud. Well, I’m read to see where this goes.
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Hidden in Plain Sight 