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[Mom2Ali]

Hi all! I am Angie, mom to Ali. Ali was diagnosed with severe Crohn's disease in early 2011. She is 14 and feels like she's the only person in the world with a chronic disease. She was also diagnosed with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis when she was 18 months old.

I guess my reason for coming here is to see if there are any teens 13-17, out there that are "talking" about their disease. I want to show her that there are others just like her that aren't (using her wording) "normal".

Look forward to hearing from you!!!!

A

 

[EthanPSU]

I was diagnosed when I was 17, (22 now). It does feel like a lot when you're younger to take it but take it from me going through the prime teen / 20s years of you're life, You can still have the time of your life and live with the disease at the same time.

 

[David]

Hi Angie and welcome

We definitely have some teens around the forums and new ones pop in all the time. We also have a parents of kids with IBD forum where YOU can connect with other parents. I know some parents end up setting up pen pals for their kids as well.

We're here for you and your daughter. Let us know what we can do to help

 

[Angrybird]

Hello Angie and welcome to the forum :bigwave: definetly check out the above mentioned forum and we also have a teen only sub forum that Ali may like to check out. How she is doing at the moment?

Wishing you both all the best

AB
xx