diagnosed but not destroyed!
Racing to save lives
HERE I AM AGAIN, THIS TIME I WENT DOWN TO $80 SO IF I WIN SOMEONE ELSE
CAN TOO =]
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, 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! 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
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wow almost to 500 =)
thanx guys. only need like 4 more voters
Roses are red, Violets are blue. Here's sending stars from sweetestrose to you! @>
good luck
yeah my bad lol i meant 500 but 600 would be super great haaaaaaaaa
thanx my goal is 600 pts this go round =)
good luck
I empathize. I have incurable chronic illness too. We can put men on the moon but we can't find cures....
Got my 5!
thanx and god bless you and yOuRs =)
Gave you alls' a fiver and my support! Sorry about your disease.
Edited on: May 5, 2008 18:58 pm
good luck.
OH WOW CLOSER TO 500 =) AND GREAT ADVICE IM EMAILING YOU NOW =)
YOU WOULDNT BELIEVE HOW GREAT IT IS JUS TO HAVE OTHERS TO TALK TO WITH IT. IVE JUS FOUND PPL LIKE THAT THIS PAST MTH OR SO LIIKE 1 OR 2 BUT THEY ARE BUSY AND SICK TOO. I HAD TO TAKE ANOTHER ONE OF MY HORRIBLE SELF INJECTIONS LAST NIGHT IT WAS HORRIBLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
good luck
Hello Rachel, You got my 5*****. I had a friend with Crohns Desease, she also had multiple other medical problems. I would like to share a couple of things with you.
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May you have a blessed day, Proud Wife
awwwwwww thanx for maken my wish higher up on the list then last week =)
yay we made it over 400 pts working on 500 now =)
*** Daily Motivational Quotes
Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.
-Carl Jung
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- Christopher Morley
Good Luck
Good Luck
thanks its all a blessing to me
you got my vote that is for sure
GL
thanx i need it
been kinda busy and just crazy lately
got my hubby my 2 stepkids and my godchild right now and i cant even think
just dropped in to say hi and thanx again
Good luck rachel! HUGS!
Live with hope! Love with faith! Laugh with spirit!
~*~Hugglies~*~
I HAVE A FRIEND WITH IT AND I'M GOING TO TELL HIM ABOUT THE COOKIES....GOD BLESS YOU WIT MY 5.....
My daughter has Crohn's
This is going to seem really stupid. but for some it has worked....
2 Archway Coconut Macaroon cookies every day....
Has to be Archway brand... and only 2 cookies.
It has really helped.... Her Dr suggested that to her a few years back... She has had 4 inches of her lower intestine removed....due to lesions.. but this has helped so much...
She has too been on all kinds of drugs and off... It was hell for her being a kid.. She was a few years back the Florida Poster child for Crohns...
Good luck.. I hope you can find something to help you and your sister...HUGS
hope ya win...scotty
hi darling hope u get yr health very soon
help help im droppinggggggggggggggggggg =(
catch me!
Thanks for your fresh Spirit
You supply each day
Thanks for guidance
Along the way.
5*****
good luck rachel!
Keep on on going for it! I gave you 5*
think positive.
God is going to shift things around for you today and let things work In your favor.
I'm giving you my 5 again! Better luck this time!
Good luck, I truly hope this happens one day soon.
You have my support.
Love, Lois
dropping of my 5!
good luck on your wish
I want to tell you "Thank you,"
But it doesn’t seem enough.
Words don’t seem sufficient--
"Blah, blah" and all that stuff.
Please know I have deep feelings
About your generous act.
I really appreciate you;
You’re special, and that’s a fact!
I really hope you win this week. GL :)
5 stars from me to you
yall sure know how to make a girls day!!!!!!!!!!!
big biggggggggggggggggggg HUGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
5-good luck
((((((((((( Gentle Hugs Rachel))))))))))))) xoxoxoxoxoxoxo Oh and 5 stars too.
while the shirt is funny the disease is not ..it reminds me of a shirt I thought of getting for hubby that said "I am not drunk, I have Multiple Scoliosis"
here are 5 more stars to help you along with your wish
Hugs and Prayers :)
Good Luck!!!
LETS DO IT BIG! =D
Better keep yourself clean and bright. You are the window through which you must see the world. -