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Who am I? That’s a very good question. So who am I – really? That’s a remarkably good question – and one I have only just been able to answer myself. I am a daughter, a sister, a friend and a foe. I am a lover, a fiancè, a home owner and a mortgage holder. I am an employee, a manager, a marketer and a graphic artist. I am a gothic, a groupie and occasionally a weirdo. I am a writer, a reader and my own worst critic. I am also chronically ill. I have Ileocolic, stricturing Crohns disease. I was diagnosed with Crohns Disease on the 28th of April 2010 – after a long struggle with bowl obstructions and a history with the disease dating back up to 20 years. Since my dignosis I am desperatly trying to find balance between all these different aspects of me. My history with the disease As I mentioned above – I have only relatively recently found out the name for the sickness which has been my silent companion for many years. Doctors now believe that I have had the disease since about the age of 7 – when large ulcers started to…
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I told you I was sick
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