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My illness doesn't define me. It has, however, molded me.

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Please reblog if you suffer from an inflammatory bowel disease or chronic irritable bowel syndrome, trying to find fellow fighters :)

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this user has ulcerative colitis

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Inflammatory bowel disease is classified as an invisible illness, so there’s not a need for anyone to tell us that we don’t appear to be sick. If we were to open up a portal for others to look inside our bodies, you would see the inflammation of our intestines for starters. A smile and a positive attitude does not equate to good health. This just simply means we have our ways of dealing with it because we have a lifetime to perfect strength.

Wade Sutherland (via fellowibders)

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I don’t know how many times I need to prove others that I’m sick to finally make them believe it.

(via real-demons)

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Rather than letting our negativity get the better of us, we could acknowledge that right now we feel like a piece of shit and not be squeamish about taking a good look.

Pema Chödrön, When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times (via aspiritualwarrior)

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Things falling apart is a kind of testing and also a kind of healing. We think that the point is to pass the test or to overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don’t really get solved. They come together and they fall apart. Then they come together again and fall apart again. It’s just like that. The healing comes from letting there be room for all of this to happen: room for grief, for relief, for misery, for joy.

Pema Chödrön (via dancingnurse-ed)

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When things fall apart in your life, you feel as if your whole world is crumbling. But actually, it’s your fixed identity that’s crumbling. And as Chögyam Trungpa used to tell us, that’s cause for celebration.

Pema Chödrön (via abiding-in-peace)

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It would be easy to complain that I am sick. 27 years old and functioning like a 97 year old. But, oh how I rejoice! Let me count the ways. I have a stable career that allows, and even encourages me, to put my health first. I have friends who love me and understand that I can't always participate the way I wish I could but never, ever let me feel left out or forgotten. I have family that takes care of me in every way. They will never let me feel alone. I have a partner who supports me in such a way that words cannot explain. It takes a strong man to stand by a woman in her weakest moments. I have my undying faith in myself. I know, now, with certainty, that I will endure anything life throws my way. Yes, I could pick apart my thorns. But I'm too busy smelling roses.🌹

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When I meet a doctor who has no idea what they're doing.

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someone: what are your plans for the weekend

me: who knows

me: (i know)

me: (i'm not leaving the house)

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Follow me on YouTube: IBD Brave Instagram: Kelsey_23_Nicole Snapchat: kelsey23nicole ♥✌

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I’m on YouTube! Check out my channel, IBD Brave. https://youtu.be/jZNKsH4HBVM

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