Comments on: Begging, er, requesting your support

By: Dana Hanley

Dana Hanley — Thu, 08 May 2008 16:33:15 +0000

Renae, you are so sweet. I almost cried this morning when I saw how much my parents donated…and the other donor is my mom’s boss. I already knew our greatest advantage was the support of our family, but that is truly humbling.

But seriously, just a dollar or two would make everyone here jump up and down. I wasn’t really expecting anything which is why we set our goal so low.

By: Dana Hanley

Dana Hanley — Thu, 08 May 2008 16:30:49 +0000

Yes, the final diagnosis is Ulcerative Colitis, a chronic but generally manageable disease causing inflammation of the colon. There are a lot of complications and heightened risk of cancer, not to mention the meds are nasty.

But she is responding well and I hope she won’t need the really yucky stuff very often.

By: Renae

Renae — Thu, 08 May 2008 16:18:53 +0000

Thanks for asking. We should be getting some money from the government, i.e. you, soon. I’ll give some of it back, okay?

By: Shawna

Shawna — Thu, 08 May 2008 16:09:00 +0000

Did you get a final diagnosis, Dana?

By: Dana Hanley

Dana Hanley — Thu, 08 May 2008 15:40:23 +0000

I’m sorry to hear that, but it sounds like that is common. I just read a report that said that while 75% of Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis sufferers thought that pain was just a part of their lives, only 25% of doctors thought it was that way.

It sounds like most people just ignore the pain and rarely talk about it, even with the medical staff charged with their care.

By: Barb the Evil Genius

Barb the Evil Genius — Thu, 08 May 2008 15:32:22 +0000

My sister-in-law has Crohn’s and suffers a lot more than she usually lets on. It’s a nasty disease.