i've been asked numerous times if i'm scared of getting colon cancer. after all, according to the crohn's and colitis foundations' chair of professional education, tom ullman, MD....
"Patients with ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease involving the colon with longstanding colitis are at greater risk of developing colon or rectal cancer than the general population. This risk is primarily shared by IBD patients with 1/3 or more of their colon involved and who have had the disease for more than 8 years."
"patients with 1/3 or more of their colon involved." my entire colon is affected by UC.
"and who have had the disease for more than 8 years." i'll be 34 years old on my 8 year annivesary of being diagnosed.
it seems as though the odds are stacked against me on this one. am i scared? of course. however, i'm no more scared of colon cancer than i am of breast cancer. or getting mauled by a bear in the woods. or the scary clown from "the it" pulling me into a sewer on the street.
everytime i start thinking about all the complications that could possibly arise from my UC, i hear a little voice in my head...
aimee, don't you trust me?
god, i trust you.
one of the most important things i've learned, especially over the past year, is that trusting in god does not mean that everything is going to always go the way i want it to. trusting in god means believing that He will always be there..through the storm and through the calm. everytime i throw my messy life at His feet, He will pick me up once again.
1 Peter 5:7
Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
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have missed your posts!
I have also missed your posts!
Thanks for sharing that verse. I also find comfort in the fact that God is watching over me. There is no use in us wasting precious time worrying - He's got us wrapped in his arms and has our best interest in mind. And whatever life brings, we will be able to get through it with Him.
Hi,
I found your blog on Kelly's Corner "young girl- link up"...
The first post I read.. is really familiar to me. My husband of 2 years,... and highschool sweetheart has UC. He had his first flare up at the start of college. With meds & lots of dr. bills we get alone :)
I find myself being the stressor of your topics listed... & remind myself that I am not in control of his disease.
Nice to meet you!...
I am sooooo excited that you are back to blogging! Love the new look of the blog, and as always, love reading your thoughts!
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