I was still in high school, and it was my senior year.
I started getting bursitis on my elbow and my hip started going out.
Then, I started waking up with my eyes swollen, and it would mess with my vision.
Everything looked blurry my eyes would be so swollen.
I started to have no appetite and was losing weight drastically.
I was really scared, and didnt know what was going on.
I was missing both school and work frequently.
She told me to drink more water, so I tried that, but nothing was working for me.
Thanksgiving was one day away, and I was throwing up and pooping.
I drank it, and my stomach started burning.
So, they carried me to bed, and I fell asleep.
Its Thanksgiving now, and everybody was getting dressed up and ready to go to the family house.
I barely ate, but I loved being around family, so I made the best of it.
Later on that night, I was non-stop throwing up and pooping.
My Momma was scared, so she called the paramedics.
They immediately put me on bed alert because my strength was gone.
The reason my strength was gone is because I had Rheumatoid Arthritis that also came with my Crohns disease.
During my stay in the hospital, I was depressed, lonely, confused.
We are most definitely strong; the pain of flare-ups is truly unbearable.
Nobody likes to talk about these things because it can be embarrassing.
To my fellow Crohnies, we are warriors we are beyond strong.
Nobody could ever imagine everything we go through, and sometimes its hard to win the battle with it.
This is my story.
I was young when I was diagnosed.
Im now 22 years old, and Im still fighting it.
I share my story on all my platforms and love answering questions about it.
