Dealing with a chronic illness can really make a person grow up!
Posted by Salma Manhoum on August 07, 2018
My name is Salma and I am 16 years old. I am a senior in High School. I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease when I was six years old, after being in and out of the hospital for two years. I was actually born in Casablanca, Morocco, but my family and I moved to the U.S. when I was three.
“You feel your strength in the experience of pain.”
This quote by Jim Morrison is one I can relate to when I think about my experience with a chronic illness, even with all the struggles I write about in this post.
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