Crohn's Disease
I wanted to put my thoughts and feelings about the effects of a chronic illness had on me, but it has affected not just me but my family as well. I sometime feel sorry for myself and wonder why me?. But its not fatal. so I have a lot to be thankful for. I was first diagnosed with Crohn's in 1992, at first I thought I had cancer, and didn't want to tell anyone. The worst part of that was the examinations to find out exactly what was wrong with me
Okay .. so that was 1992 .. well for 5 years, I became a hermit ~LOL~ didn't go out .. and just kept taking the meds, I went from 10 stone to 18 stone, perhaps from the Steroids., perhaps from the low self esteem. I will just skim over that period ... anyway that brings us to 1997. When I went on a course in computers, its run for those with illnesses so they can function in a normal job. My teacher was a cool bloke who got me interested in something other than losing myself in books. There I teamed up with a couple of blokes I Will leave their names out of this as they will only get big headed. So with my knowledge of knowing how to turn on a pc. I discovered the WORD WIDE WEB, and Chatting ... I started in the Chathouse, a great place. with an interesting crowd. My first net buds I have known for about 5 years now, though alas there is only one I have stayed in contact now. But I digress, where was I? Oh yeah the Computer course, with my friends help I learned to come out of my shell, though I must say not only my online friends but these two also, one is a cocky bugger ain't ya ! the other ~LOL~ he taught me patience. So from this course we go onto another course, having learned the basics We changed to an IT course, which we breezed it, through helping each other, another funny story here boys and girls ... what we would do is divide the work up. those of you who know me know about my typos. So as you can imagine three pieces of work all with the same typos, I forgot to run the spell checker but by sticking together we got through it, anyway I continued to chat at the CH and learned how to post pictures ~S~ while they went fishing. We live on a coastal town btw. So from that course we went onto an Accounts course Why I hear you cry. Well just because we didn't know what else to do. No through all this the Illness stayed with me unfortunately there is no cure fro crohns. So I have my good weeks and bad weeks, while writing this I am having a very bad week. the doctors here are pretty useless so I self medicate, which means I am back on the bloody steroids and the rest of it. From doing the Accounts course my mates and I parted ways. I went off to work while they carried on with the Accounts course btw while taking my final exam I was so out of it on pain killers I must of finished the exam in record time (smiles while I remember the looks on their faces as I walked up and handed in my paper). I still see my two friends, they are both doing well for themselves as for me.
I carry on working and supporting my family. To be frank some days I feel like giving up when the pain gets too bad, but Tina sees me through it, she is a hell of a woman. how many of you out there would stick by someone for so many years???????
SO I DEDICATE THIS PAGE TO TINA, AND MY FRIENDS BOTH ONLINE AND OFFLINE
THANK YOU ALL
The five faces of Me
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1992
1997
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Links
http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/lib_chrn.htm
