Up with the support, down with the C's.

This afternoon I was fortunate enough to teleconference in and join the Down with the C’s group—Orlando, Florida’s very own Crohn’s and colitis support community. Because we’re on opposite coasts I was still at work when the group met and shortly after our chat, I put on my running shoes and went for a jog. (It’s getting dark early now, so there isn’t much time left after 4pm to get that last daylight run in!)

Someone asked me toward the end of our talk if I was currently on any meds for Crohn’s disease and if I’d ever had surgery. My natural response was “Yes, I’m on a drug called Cimzia, and no, I’ve had no surgeries. I’ve been very lucky.” I was obviously not thinking, of course, of the 3 surgeries I’ve had in no less than 6 years—they weren’t Crohn’s related, so I didn’t even bother to mention them.*

Anyway, I’d mentioned to the group the idea of setting up a Google Alert to catch all the latest news about Crohn’s and colitis—something I highly recommend—and here is the link to make that happen: google.com/alerts

Thanks for having me guys and keep up the great work!

*No big insight here, I just thought it was of interest that I’d so easily dismissed such a traumatic series of events in an effort to relate my true experience (because they weren’t for Crohn’s-related issues).