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Dec 6, 2019

Dear Crohn’s Disease: I Don’t Want to Fight You Anymore

I know we have history and mine is hating you — hating you for ruining my life by changing it forever. You have thrown me for a loop these past eight years. You nearly destroyed my body twice. You made me more self-conscious than I already was. …

Crohns Disease

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Dear Crohn’s Disease: I Don’t Want to Fight You Anymore
Dear Crohn’s Disease: I Don’t Want to Fight You Anymore
Crohns Disease

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Dec 6, 2019

Why It Was Difficult Growing Up With Crohn’s Disease

When I was 11 years old, I was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. Although it was nice to receive an answer as to why my lips were swollen, it had been such a long, confusing journey to get to that point. One year felt like five. …

Health

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Why It Was Difficult Growing Up With Crohn’s Disease
Why It Was Difficult Growing Up With Crohn’s Disease
Health

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Dec 6, 2019

How YouTuber Lilly Singh Helped Me Stop Apologizing for My Crohn’s Disease

So, I just watched a YouTube video by the amazing llSuperwomanll, also known as Lily Singh, called “ I’m NOT sorry,” and I got inspired. In the video, she talks about how she apologizes for not wearing makeup but then realizes that she shouldn’t have to. Makeup isn’t what makes…

Life Lessons

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How YouTuber Lilly Singh Helped Me Stop Apologizing for My Crohn’s Disease
How YouTuber Lilly Singh Helped Me Stop Apologizing for My Crohn’s Disease
Life Lessons

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Dec 6, 2019

To My Newly Diagnosed Self, Don’t Lose Sight of the Light Inside of You

Dear 11-Year-Old Me, You were just told you have Crohn’s disease. You’re scared. You’re anxious. You feel guilty. Most of all, you feel isolated. I wish I could say it gets easier. I wish I could say that those feelings go away after a while. Yes, it gets better. …

Mental Health

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To My Newly Diagnosed Self, Don’t Lose Sight of the Light Inside of You
To My Newly Diagnosed Self, Don’t Lose Sight of the Light Inside of You
Mental Health

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Jun 10, 2019

How Horses Have Healed Every Aspect of my Life

I have always loved horses. There isn’t a time where I don’t remember playing with horse figures or dreaming of my future barn. I couldn’t imagine my life without them, so much so that I’m currently studying equine science with hopes of doing something with equine nutrition. …

Horseback Riding

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How Horses Have Healed Every Aspect of my Life
How Horses Have Healed Every Aspect of my Life
Horseback Riding

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May 13, 2019

The Unseen Story of an Invisible Illness

I go to college. I am a part of a community service club. I volunteer with my school’s therapeutic riding program. I earn A’s and B’s in school. I attend a horseback riding class for an hour twice a week. From the outside looking in, I seem to have a…

Invisible Illness

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The Unseen Story of an Invisible Illness
The Unseen Story of an Invisible Illness
Invisible Illness

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May 6, 2019

College is Hard. Crohn’s Disease and College is Harder

If you saw me walking around campus, you would assume I am your average college student. I take five to six classes a semester. I eat at the dining hall. I am apart of a club. I’m an Equine Studies major, so I spend time in the barn riding and…

Health

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College is Hard. Crohn’s Disease and College is Harder
College is Hard. Crohn’s Disease and College is Harder
Health

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Apr 29, 2019

This is Disability

When people hear the word “disability”, they think wheelchair, cane, deaf, blind, injury, etc. They can see it and think it mostly happens to old people or people who have been in a traumatic accident. …

Disability

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This is Disability
This is Disability
Disability

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Feb 25, 2019

Accepting the New Normal

Getting diagnosed with a chronic illness is gut-wrenching. Suddenly, your life has changed. You have gone from a healthy person to a sick one. You have to worry about medications, doctors’ appointments, and conserving energy levels. You start to stress about how you are going to everyday tasks, such as…

Chronic Illness

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Accepting the New Normal
Accepting the New Normal
Chronic Illness

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Feb 18, 2019

I Could Tell You a Story…

My life is made up of multiple stories, all of which have shaped me. I could not tell you one story without bringing up another. My life is an intricate web of heartbreak, lessons, and empowerment. I could tell you about what it was like living in Connecticut, with 11…

Life

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I Could Tell You a Story…
I Could Tell You a Story…
Life

4 min read

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Amelia

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Writer. Horse Nerd. Fangirl. Chronically in Harmony Founder.

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