This is the place that I have decided to share my Crohn's story. My name is Ashley and a year and 3 months ago I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease. I like to say, that even my colon is an over-achiever, as I didn't actually know that I was sick until I was REALLY sick. My diagnosis process was quick, thanks to living in a small medical community this time time and God's goodness through that process last year.

I have decided to start this blog for a couple of reasons. First of all the longer that Crohn's  has a spot in my life, the more passionate I am to raise awareness of the disease process. Secondly, as I sit here and time I am sitting on the edge of a health decision. I may, very soon, be very soon needing some surgery in order to get better. I want to create a space where my friends and family from a far can go for a one stop information stop. And finally, I want to be able to tell my own individual story. As a lover of all things blogs and in individual's stories. I love reading and seeing themes of grace and hope play out in the details of people's everydays. This will be my speace to put down my details of what is happening and will happening to me in this crohn's adventure. I want to be able to document what is going on in order to showcase what the power, strength and love of Christ can do in imperfect situations like hospitals and specialist offices with sick and broken intestines and colons and a very not perfect, but lovable Ashley.

So, here we go. Below is a helpful glossary:

The boy= my husband, Kenny
Tiger Belly= my affectionate name for my crohn's
Padres= my parents who we'll call B and pally on the blog
6-MP= my current medication, immunosuppressant
T.I.= currently the normal bystander turned villian in my crohns superhero story(more on that lately), my terminal ileum


More to come soon....