suzen said:
I have often wondered if having this crappy disease made me crazy.... You all are living proof it does. Thanks for the laughs.
I didn't know that others looked at it with humor, I seem to be surrounded by whiny people that don't get that it ain't leaving so laughing eases that sense of "woe is me"... Funny thing, when I was diagnosed there were less that 20,000 others in the US. I didn't think to find a community online until this evening, wow! I am sorry that there are so many of us now. But you know, misery does love company....
We are all crazy. You have to be with this disease. I don't know bout you guys, but it drives me crazy to have poop 20+ times a day, get pain anytime I think of food, take wonderful medications that make you a fat raving lunatic, or the ever wonderful, make you crap your pants in Walmart! Without humor my dear, how could one survive this disease? Thankfully it is a disease one can be humorous about...everyone laughs at fart stories!
I use humor to help my kids thru it. My 8 y/o is sooo good about it, and I don't think she would be without my humor about it. My 2y/o is too young, but he is a trooper too, and is starting to understand that mommy is sick.
The other day, my 8 y/o had an intestinal problem. It was just something she ate, but she accidentally messed her pants. When I came into the bathroom to help her out, she was afraid I was going to yell at her. How could I look into her big brown eyes and yell at her, after all, I crap my pants alot!? When she and I started cleaning up the mess, she said, "mom, I am glad you are so good about poop. Not too many mom's would clean this up laughing about it and cracking jokes. I am glad you're my mom!". How can I possibly not make the situation funny?
Besides, don't they say farting is the best medicine? Or no wait...laughing is the best medicine!!!....farting is the best medicine after you eat baked beans!
Keep Smiling!!!!