article on IBD in today's New York Times

hey Friends - I am about to reveal my anonymity here, but, whatever..... below is a link to a piece I wrote about my UC that is published in today's new york times. my hope is that this piece will raise visibility about UC and IBD in general. please circulate the story to as many people as you know so that together we can leverage this opportunity to bring IBD a bit more into the public sphere and make people less afraid to talk about it. hopefully you'll enjoy my piece. -Loren

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/26/health/views/26case.html

I linked it for you..........Kitt

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Fantastic article, thank you so much for bringing much needed attention to IBD and the tragic way that chronic illness changes a person's quality of life in every conceivable way. Thank you again!

congratulations on a fantastic article! A day in the life of..... so many people need to be more aware of what it is like for all of us, so thank you!

Great job on that article!!!!! Good for you, you must be so proud! The more info that gets out there the better for us all so thanks for writing this article!

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Super job and thanks for sharing.............you are very good.

Kitt

Wow! You did a great job! Keep it up!

great job.  you really articulated how awful this disease is.  i have suffered with crohn's disease for over 30 years.  my symptoms began at age 22 so i know all too well what you are facing.

i wish you the best.

Loren,

I loved this article. You are a great writer! What a good way to help people to understand what it is we go through- not just the pain and sickness, but the loss of control, the uncertainty, the change in every little routine. I forwarded it on to the Crohn's and IBD group on Facebook and to people in my life who still don't quite get what it's like. THANK YOU!