Everyone has someone in their life who loves them whether it’s family or a significant other. There was a time in my life where I believed that I had no one who loved me. When I was 9 years old after a trip to Mexico, I suddenly started getting very sick. I did not want to get up in the morning, I was very pale, I had no energy, I didn’t eat anything, and I just sat in front of the fireplace all day. My parents took me to the doctors a few days later and all they said was that I had an infection and it would pass in a few days. A week later I was worse than before, I was barely able to get out of bed, never ate anything, and was always throwing up. My parents decided to take me Children’s hospital, where I spent most of my time over the next few weeks. Over those weeks I began to feel like the whole world hated me and everyone was out to punish me. I pushed everyone including my family, and friends. They all told me that they loved me no matter what happened but I didn’t believe them. After many exams and tests I was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/health-topics/uf6003 , which is a lifelong disease involving inflammation of the small and large intestines. This was a shock to my family as I had always been a healthy kid. For the next few years I struggled a lot with keeping my disease under controlled with different meds and diets, as well as with believing that I had people who loved me. Everyday I had people tell me they loved me, but I still wasn’t sure that was true. I struggled a lot throughout most of life because of my older brother, because I believed my parents loved him more. I thought he was the smart kid, and never did anything wrong. I was wrong though. One night when I was 12 my brother sat me down in his room and told me that though he got good grades in school it wasn’t because he was that smart it was because he worked for it, he also told me that he was by far a perfect child and messed up just like every other kid. I felt a lot better after that. At the age of 13 my Crohn’s was in remission, and I was getting along better at home. I have had no symptoms since I was 13, with the help of meds https://www.healthline.com/health/crohns-disease/medications , and have helped other kids dealing with the same things as me. I occasionally still feel that I am not loved, but my family and friends remind me that’s not true. Whatever is happening in your life remind yourself no matter what you are loved. Christina C
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Connor
5/7/2018 10:34:43 am
Love this blog. Sometimes I think we need re-assurance that we are loved
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Ella McMillan
5/7/2018 10:37:30 am
I love this blog. No matter what you are going through, especially a sickness, feeling loved will make you feel a lot better. Love the honesty in this blog about the challenges you have faced with crohn's.
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Latham Antonissen
5/7/2018 10:39:29 am
I can honestly relate to this blog on a personal level. I have chronic fatigue and i understand how it can be to not know what’s going on and believe that people don’t love you when they really do. Great blog Christina!
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Janeva
5/7/2018 10:40:41 am
Super inspiring! I feel like when the hard times hit, it is difficult see clearly and you really aren't sure about anything, when in reality, the truth is standing before you.
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Sophia ross
5/7/2018 10:41:34 am
I think you are brave and your family and everyone has atleast 1 person who loves them even though they have never actually heard those words but the constant reminder from your family and friends it’s really reassuring and healpful
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Matthew F
5/7/2018 10:42:19 am
Your story is very inspiring and this blog is a great reminder that there is someone that will always love us. The fact that there is such a personal aspect to it makes it even more impactful
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Julia
5/7/2018 10:42:53 am
Thank you for sharing what you have gone through. Well said! We always have to keep in our minds that we all have loving people around us
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Georgia
5/7/2018 10:44:36 am
I love this blog, it’s so relatable, nice structure, was longer but you weren’t rambling so good job. I’m sure I would feel the way you did when you were diagnosed, you’re lucky to have a family that loves you so much. Often I feel that my family doesn’t love me and prefers my brothers so I guess you have to learn to love yourself
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Emma
5/7/2018 10:46:29 am
Really good blog! It’s really easy to get into a mood that nobody loves you and every around you is favoured and it’s hard to get out of that. I really like this blog!!
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Jennifer Chen
5/7/2018 10:54:27 am
Thank you for telling us that we all being loved by someone around us.
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donovan
5/7/2018 10:56:00 am
i am a bad child well i think i am make mistakes that upset my parents so i always think they hate me but recently they told me that they still love what ever i do
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Anna Robinson
9/11/2018 11:28:06 am
I was so impressed about how you used your personal experiences and challenges to tell us your story.
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emily cocking
10/15/2018 11:31:28 am
wow!! this is really inspirational. i know of a few people with the same disease as well. theres have been an issue in their lives for a really long time and they are still struggling with it now. reading this brings me hope for them and i might even share this blog with them to give them hope while they go through this hard time. thank you for sharing
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