Diagnosed by the great Graeme Kerr at the Royal Shrewsbury aged 16-ish, my Crohn’s proved to be frustratingly stubborn to most therapy and I ended up having major abdominal surgery after a colonoscopy went spectacularly wrong. Unidentified super-infections, an accidentally induced heart attack during insertion of a central line and a brush with physiological opiate addiction completed quite the most mind-blowing period of my life.
A couple more surgeries, one grapefruit sized and many cherry tomato sized abscesses later I am still here to tell the tale. Having stood the grim reaper up a few times I know a thing or two about tenacity, work, life and spirit and now, to mark my 20th anniversary of having Crohn's I aim to share what I have learnt with others through my blog dedicated to inspiring and thriving in the workplace and the world...with chronic illness. I am not allowed to post the blog link until I have made 10 posts or more, so when I have done this I will post a link for those of you who might be interested.
Catharine
A couple more surgeries, one grapefruit sized and many cherry tomato sized abscesses later I am still here to tell the tale. Having stood the grim reaper up a few times I know a thing or two about tenacity, work, life and spirit and now, to mark my 20th anniversary of having Crohn's I aim to share what I have learnt with others through my blog dedicated to inspiring and thriving in the workplace and the world...with chronic illness. I am not allowed to post the blog link until I have made 10 posts or more, so when I have done this I will post a link for those of you who might be interested.
Catharine
