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Tina 🧿 Own Your Crohn's
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#IStayStrong for my mom and my husband. This #ChronicDiseaseDay, I'm thankful to nonprofit charitable organization, Good Days, for reaching out and having me participate in their campaign. @chronicdiseaseday I will never forget the days of having multiple back to back surgeries to re-excise my j-pouch and the awful wound VAC I had to try to close a chronic rectal wound at Mayo Clinic in 2015. I could barely sit, barely walk, barely talk -- my entire being had felt ravaged. My mom and husband were with me and distraught by what #IBD had done to me and to our family. I still remember crying to God and asking him to keep me alive, not for me, but for my mom and husband. Why? Because I knew they needed me 💔 You see, #caregivers give us life again and help us get through the greatest challenges we might face. What's often not acknowledged though is how much joy, love, and comfort we too as disabled and chronically ill folx can bring to the lives of our loved ones ❤️‍🩹 This Chronic Disease Day, please celebrate your amazing selves and how much you bring to the world. And don’t forget to share why you stay strong (in comments)!! 💖🙏🏽 #ownyourcrohns #IBDWarrior #crohns #ulcerativecolitis #fistula #jpouch #ostomy #SouthAsian #desigirl #logkyakahenge #butyoudontlooksick #gratitude #joy #love #nocolonstillrollin #disability #chronicillness #strong #strength