This End Up

On December 2, I will have an endo-ileosotomy that will end a nine year, roller-coaster ride with Crohn's Disease.

Since my diagnosis at 16, this locomote of loops has gone at a variety of speeds and directions. Occasionally the ride was fairly smooth...trundling along but nothing I couldn't handle. Medicines worked and my colon cooperated.

Sometimes the ride took me upside down without a seat belt on a track without guard-rails. My body felt like it had given up, and I never wanted to leave sight of a bathroom. I did not see an end to these unpredictable thrills and spills until today.

I'm starting this blog to keep my friends, family, and maybe some even some fellow "Crohnies" out there, in the loop about one of the biggest changes I'll probably ever experience in my life. I've been through a lot with this disease and many of you have been riding this roller-coaster with me. I've made the decision to have a surgery that's going to allow me to experience a better quality of life, and I can't wait.  December 2nd marks a new chapter of change for the better. So however you ended up here, I hope you'll stick with me for one more ride.