Story
I'm just a normal teenager with a abnormal body. My mission is to not only raise awareness of Crohns Disease but in the process raise funds for crohns and colitis UK - in the hope that one day they find a cure!!
In December 2008 I was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease.
Crohn's disease is a long-term condition. It's a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestines, especially the colon and ileum, associated with ulcers and fistulae.
There is also Ulcerative Colitis. lcerative colitis is a long-term condition, where the colon and rectum become inflamed and ulcerated.
Both can require surgery where part of the bowel is removed and you are left with a bag - stoma bag, colostomy bag, j-pouch ect.
At least 261,000* people are affected by Ulcerative Colitis (146,000*) and Crohn's Disease (115,000*) in the UK - Although recently published data suggest that this could be as many as 620,000.
It's a life debilitating and life threatening disease. My mission is to not only raise awareness of Crohns Disease but in the process raise funds for crohns and colitis UK - in the hope that one day they find a cure!!
So I will be doing a sskydive and other events to try raise as much as possible!
Thank you!