I could really use a prayer if you think about me over the next few weeks.  For those of you who may not know, I suffer from a disease called Crohns.  It effects the intestines and makes life rather difficult.  I have lived with it for almost 5 years now and have adjusted the best that I can.  It hasn’t been easy, but I have managed to live with it and deal with it’s symptoms.  That all changed 5 weeks ago.  My Crohn’s has taken a turn for the worse and it has been really difficult.  The last 5 weeks have been the toughest time in my life.  I guess I never thought a disease like this could shut my life down, but it almost has. I have never felt more defeated, more humiliated, and more depressed, than I have over the past month.

So this is where you come in, I could use some prayer support in my life.  My doctor has become more aggressive with me.  I have been through Cat scans, X-rays, ultra-sounds (and I’m not pregnant so that is good:-) and enough blood work to drain me dry.  I am hoping to start a new medication that I take through an infusion, I have to be hooked up to an IV for 4-6 hours as they administer the medicine.  I will do that 3 times the first 6 weeks.  It is not cheap either, but others that I have talked to have had success.

I don’t know when I can begin the medication, I still have some chest X-rays that I need to get back and some more blood work to see if my body can handle the medicine.  We were going to try another medicine, but the lab said that my body was too weak to handle it, so I am hoping this 2nd medicine will work.

Monday, I also have an appointment with a friend of ours who is a chiropractor.  Studies have shown that there could be connections between this illness & the spine.

So, sorry so long, but I wanted to give you some history.  Please pray that I can take the medicine, afford the medicine and for comfort for the next 6 to 8 weeks until the medicine takes effect.  Luckily I am on a project at Disney that gives me flexibility to go to the bathroom when I need, but that project will end soon and then I will be back to other shows that will not allow me to go whenever I need   I would like to have this under control before that time.