FLARED Up 4 Team Rachel!...diagnosed but not destroyed
Racing to save lives
The
duty of helping one's self in the highest sense involves the helping of one's neighbors. - Hi im Rachel. My Reason to FLARE UP is to join people around the world in celebrating those who have survived crohns & colitis, remembering the people we've lost, and supporting the lifesaving mission of the Crohns & Colitis Foundation of America. You are helping deliver the hope that future generations will not have to endure crohns & colitis threatening the lives of their friends and family. You have the power to fight back against a disease that affects millions. im a wife, a daughter, a stepmother, a nanny, & a sister.i am 26. i have crohns and have been living with it for at least 10 years now, ive been on just about everything from over 30 pills a day, to 3 hr remicade treatments, to self injections. ive survived 5 major abdominal surgeries already and still have hospital bills over 5,000. i went from having long hair to it falling out by the handfuls =( that just goes to show you how strong some of these medications really are! not to mention how expensive. i went from weighing 90 something lbs in one year to weighing in at my heaviest weight EVER at 120lbs all in a matter of months. i was happy for the weight gain. but the "MOON" face from the steriods was so unencouraging. i have trouble keeping weight on and im now struggling to stay over 100 lbs once again. i was also hospitalized for 3-4 days in march 08. but as for as the crohns goes, im a SURVIVOR. ive recieved over 24 pints of blood for one surgery and came close to death more then once. my older sister also has this disease. it is hereditary. she is also in the process of trying to get hers under control. i have a very SERIOUS case, it is becoming more common now but most ppl i know that have it, havent under gone even 1 surgery. yet all of them have been hospitalized. Take Steps for Crohn?s & Colitis is the nation?s largest event dedicated to finding cures for digestive diseases. Not only am I participating in this event, but I am raising money for crucial research that wouldn?t even have been possible a few short years ago.
xo rach (more) 
Needy Wish
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but of course allllllllllllll YOUR stars help =D love yall big big!
good luck!!
i hope my 5 stars help
YAY 500 PTS HERE WE COME =)
5 for you. I hope that this comes true for you
thanx for the understanding =D and yay we made it over 400 points. lets see if we can make it to 500 that would be a good accomplishment =D
What a wondeerful wish. I have a dear friend with Crohn's Disease. Hugs and God bless!
A wonderful wish to help so many!
I will pray a blessing over this one!
Love, Lois
thanks for the blessings. and new friends. keep em coming my way.
today im pretty sick just dropping in to say thanks
Quality means doing it right when no one is looking. -
thanks to everyone trying to help me make a difference =D
bless you
if you dont have friends then who do you really have? =D
im soooooooooooo blessed!
for all those out there fighting this i hope we do as well. its not easy goin to the bathroom 10 and 20 times a day, or living with no intestines.
The duty of helping one's self in the highest sense involves the helping of one's neighbors. -
I gave you 5!!!. My oldest sister has it and I have IBS.I hope they do find a cure!!!
bless all of you. you have all touched me deeply just knowing people understand and care enuff to help.
At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us-
Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough.-
Difficulties are opportunities to better things; they are stepping stones to greater experience. Perhaps someday you will be thankful for some temporary failure in a particular direction. When one door closes, another always opens.-
Blessed are those that can give without remembering and receive without forgetting.-
xoxo
rachel
Roses are red, Violets are blue, here's some stars from Sweetestrose to you @>
good luck
here are my 5. good luck
There is so much research needed and so little funds to cover it. You definitely have my 5. Hopefully a cure will be found soon. Good luck!
here's my 5 good luck
you got my vote good luck
You definitely have my 5! I have a good friend with Crohn's and know the agony she deals with while trying to raise 3 kids. Good luck to you.
Despite the immense challenges that we have faced and continue to face, we refuse to indulge in negativity or pessimism. We are an organization that believes in empowering people to be their best.
THANX YOU GUYS!
You are such a positive person in spite of illness! This is a very worthy wish! Blessings on you :) and 5 stars!
thanks to all my friends for the support.
i will also be doin relay for life this weekend so lets hope to find a cure for that as well.
god bless each of you
I am so glad you are back! You know you have my support. Take Care. xoxoxoxoxoxoxo
just gave you a 5. i hope they find a cure.
IM SO HAPPY YO BE BACK AND THANKS FOR ALL THE POSITIVE GOIN AROUND HERE =D BIGGGGGGGGGGGGG hugs
Smilies! Hugs! And lotsa' Love!
~*~Hugglies~*~
Wishing you good health.
I LOVE YOU AND THANK YOU ALL =D
Good morning and God bless
On this most wonderful of days
God given, lit by sunlight
Shafting down in golden rays.
The heart sings out its wondrous joy
In choir with birdsong sweet,
And all one's love can employ
This beauteous day to greet.
Oh skies of azure
Blue as any skies could ever be,
How glad I am to meet this day
How well blessed to be me!
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TOMORROW IS NOT PROMISED. ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT
I have friends who suffer with this and I wish you and all of them a speedy recovery. Imagine yourself surrounded by perfect health every day. What we believe, we can achieve!
best wishes
good luck
good luck
Good Luck.
thanksssssssssssssssssssssss so much for all my new votes! i appreciate all of them. and im happy to be back with my old friends and to make new ones. and hopefully to help OTHERS get there wishes as well =D
thanks a MILL digger! i wish you the best with your health! this walk is for crohns and colitis =D
As a UC survivor, you will always have my support on this one!!!
thanks for keeping my dream alive!
Good luck
Good luck with your wish
yipee!!!!!! thanks i love you guys =D
hope u get well very soon my sweet friend rachel