My Story: Living With Crohn's Disease

Gaylyn Henderson
“It has definitely made me stronger.”

Kyle Woelber
“It’s not who you are.”

Sara Ringer
“I couldn’t tell anyone what was going on.”

Keoshia Kyneard
“Get out and live your life to the fullest.”

Kristen Weiss Sanders
“I've learned to fight for what I want.”

Brian Greenberg
“I’ve battled to live a normal life.”

Alicia Aiello
“In-person support is life-changing.”

Aaron Blocker
“I had no idea what it was.”

Jessica Grossman
“The only way you can live a good life with an ostomy is accepting that you have one.”

Alison Rothbaum
“My most important legacy.”

Richard Grosso
“Can you imagine?”

Allison Zuck
“In order to live the life I wanted, I needed to find a personal sense of balance.”

Amber Wallace
“Give yourself time to adapt and learn.”

Bobbie Peterson
“It would have been easy to give up, but I made the decision to start fighting.”

Emma Chapple
“I’m taking everything day by day.”

Jack Powell
“Once you share information, everybody benefits.”

Jessica Plummer
“Find the humor, if you can.”

Tina Aswani Omprakash
“My health became my top priority.”

Jessi Glasscock
“You are capable of so much more.”

Ron Perry
“I’ve seen the other side.”

Julia Marston
“My symptoms were preventing me from doing my best job.”

Lindsey Elliott
“So different from one person to the next.”

Ben Schragger
“Find a way to keep doing what you love.”

Alexandra Goldstein
“I just try to be as honest as I can.”

Keagan Lynggard
“He thought I was just making it up for attention.”

Anita Miller
“As if anyone would make this up!”

Bethany Lowe
“We weren’t put on earth to live in constant fear.”

Allan Saren
“It feels like there’s something inside trying to eat its way out.”

Stephanie Chandler
“I have Crohn’s, but Crohn’s doesn’t have me.”

Kristen Furey
“I went from being in constant pain to becoming the person I was supposed to be.”

Mike D’Aulizio
“I never pretended that I didn’t have Crohn’s.”

Lilly Stairs
“I knew I had a higher calling.”

Natalie Hayden
“Don't feel like you are alone in your struggle.”

Lauren Erbach
“In a lot of ways, I’m really, really lucky.”

Kim White
“I’ve always had to jump back up.”