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Raised

£1,025

Distance

34 km

My story

My story ❤️‍🩹…

I went to bed as normal.
The next day, I struggled to even get out of bed.

I pushed through for over a week — until Dan finally made me go to the doctor.

My GP was absolutely brilliant. Even though she wasn’t sure what was wrong, she sent me straight to hospital.
I genuinely thought I’d just pulled a few muscles and would be fine in a couple of weeks…
How wrong I was. 💔

After countless appointments, blood tests, and seeing different doctors, no one had answers.
And I was getting worse.

Rheumatology asked to see me — but by then I was exhausted and fed up. I said I’d come in 2 weeks. I just couldn’t face more appointments.

Eventually, I went.
I met my new rheumatologist (she’s amazing), but even she didn’t know where to start. My inflammation markers were sky-high, so she booked me in for every test and scan possible.

Then came the breaking point.
I lost a stone in one week.
Everything I ate or drank was going straight through me. I was in hospital, in pain all over my body.

After a biopsy on my leg muscle, I was diagnosed with vasculitis.
But it had also attacked my bowel, which led to a second diagnosis: Crohn’s colitis.
Two rheumatology consultants said they’d never seen this before — vasculitis attacking the bowel is rare.

My team came up with a treatment plan.
My IBD consultant looked at my scans and said I needed to start biologics immediately — which meant injecting medication to treat both the vasculitis and Crohn’s.

I still suffer every day.
Pain, fatigue, severe mouth ulcers, sore lips.
And a mental health battle I never expected.

Most people don’t see what I go through behind the smile.
My life changed in hours, and I’m still trying to adjust.

But I’m working on myself.
One day, I’ll be able to cope with this like it’s nothing.
And I’ll feel like me again.

To Dan & Lancie — thank you from the bottom of my heart.
I love you both so much ❤️

Raised

£1,025

Target

£150

683.3333333333333% there

Distance so far

34 km

Target

21.1 km

161.12559241706163% there