However, I wasnt always this open about sharing my experience with UC.
(Nowat 33 years oldI know there is no such thing as normal!)
I was struggling to regain my health, all behind closed doors.
Why I began searching for connection.
Reluctantly through tear-filled eyes, I told my story to hundreds of people.
Likewise, it left me speechless knowing there are others going through the same thing.
For the first time, I felt less alone.
I had never met anyone else who lived with the same autoimmune disease as me.
How I built my community.
The online IBD community has given me so much more joy than I could have ever imagined.
I always enjoy checking in everyday and seeing how everyone is doing, and helping how I can.
Additionally, it has also helped me feel less alone when I am going through a UC flare.
I receive a flood of encouraging messages in my inbox any time I post about feeling unwell.
It makes me feel so much better knowing that I am not going through it alone.
There is a whole community online cheering me on andhoping to see me recover.
Inflammatory Bowel Disease made me feel lonely and isolated due when I was in a flare.
