Companion Magazine for IBD Volume 1 | Page 14

more IBD focused: “Worse things happen in a flare, flares have happened to me, so don’t let this beat you, don’t you dare!” It worked, as I made it to the top with everyone else and summited the other two mountains as well, completing the challenge in 23 hours and 13 minutes. Doing both challenges had left me very stiff and with pain in my feet, calves, left hip and thighs, but it was all worth it. The pain strangely gave me a great satisfaction of pushing myself to the limit and all BECAUSE I have IBD. Although it hurt everywhere, there was one place it didn’t hurt….my stomach. I wonder what I’ll do next BECAUSE I have IBD? BRIAR L. @RAWLIBRARY wamblecropt.wordpress.com It’s crazy to think that it’s only coming up to three years since I was diagnosed with IBD. Granted, I’d had symptoms for about two years before I went to the doctor, but still – the idea that there was life before diagnosis 6VV?2???7B???76?&?R???B?WB?F?W&RvW&R&?WBV?v?FVV??V'2?b7vVW@?6???Rg&VVF?????rF?B?( ???7B7W&vW'?3??@??( ?fRv?BFV??&'??7F????N( ?2F?Rf?'7BF??R??V'2F?B?( ?fR&VV?&?RF??fR6V????&?????6??v??WBv?F??WB66???r?WB&F?&????76?&??F?W2??v?F??WB?VW??rG&?F?????B???fRg&VVF??v?????B?N( ?2????r??&V6W6R??WfW"v?B??F?&V?76???( 2?fR?B&VV?6??7F?@?f?&R?bf'???r6WfW&?G?f?"?V'2( 2??fV?( ?B?B6??6RF?fVV??F??2v???6????r??7F????fRF?vF6?v?B?VB?WfV?F??Vv??F?R( ?&N( ?&?B?2&VV?F?V??WB( 2?B??&R?GF?R?%2??F?P?6?FR??"&V?FVBF?F?Rf7BF?B?v7G&??B7W&vW'?FV??0???r&VWf?VF??r?66Rv?F?&Vv&BF?v?WF?W"?N( ?2V?6W&F?fP?6??F?2?2&Wf??W6?F??Vv?B??"7&???( ?2F?6V6R??N( ?2??'B?`?F?R??W&?W??&?v?C??'V?R?bF?V?"?2?6??Wv?BFW&W76??v??( ??`??N( ?2?V?F??F?F?RfW&vRW'6????&?&&?6?( ?B??F?R?B?( ?&p?fVvv?W2???F???r??v?f?'&^( b??&B?Ww2?&Vf??VB6&'2&R????( 2??v?2G'?F??fR6??WF???r??R&WG?V?2????BF?6?Wp???v?V??( ??V6??6??6??6R?6???F?RF?V?WfV?v?V??6?( ?@???vR??&RW??F?2F???w2???6?G'?F??v?2?fR6??6??FP??"??F?W"7vVWBG&VB&?V?B?6??6RF?W?F??( ?BFV?BF?6?BF????0??