I have UC and Crohn's disease. Thankfully, through diet and medication, I've been in remission for over 10 years now. But I constantly get other random illness because of having a suppressed immune system. People just can't understand why we are sometimes sick for weeks/months on end and I constantly get "you're always sick" as if that helps somehow? Yes, I noticed.

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Kelly Eden | Essayist | Writing Coach
Kelly Eden | Essayist | Writing Coach

Written by Kelly Eden | Essayist | Writing Coach

New Zealand-based essayist | @ Business Insider, Mamamia, Oh Reader, Thought Catalog, ScaryMommy and more. Say hi at https://becauseyouwrite.substack.com/

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