…Every Brave Fighter…

…Every Brave Fighter…

Copyright © 2014- by Jake Borrett. All rights reserved.

Hey everyone! Jake here! 

It is coming up to 11:00pm on Thursday 15th May 2014 as I begin to complete this blog post. By the time you get to read this it will be a brand new day, but the message will be the same.

Monday 19th May is known as World IBD Day. This is when us fighters, our loved ones, our friends, our supporters get together to raise awareness for both Crohn’s disease and Ulcerative Colitis.

I would like to take this opportunity to salute every courageous individual of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). We have all been through so much. No matter if you have been diagnosed twenty years ago or just five minutes previously, the journey behind has been hard and hopefully we can look on to a brighter future.

Be it hospital appointments, toilet stops, excruciating pain, medication, drips, colonoscopies, surgery, depression, anxiety or breakdowns, we have done amazingly well to cope. Yes, some have unfortunately fallen on the way. Hopefully there will be no more. We soldiers need to unite together. With every ounce of strength we shall find a way to defeat these demons.

Thanks to all those people that have enriched my life. It has been six years since I was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. Since the age of thirteen your presence, compassion and wisdom have meant so much, especially when I thought I had lost it all. My family, friends, teachers, helpers and guiders, in a word you have been amazing. There are too many people to name but you know who you are.

So let us continue this battle against IBD until it has finally been beaten. Help me lead the way by showing your further support. Be it a ‘Like’ on a ‘Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis’ Facebook page or raising money for the brilliant charities, then please do it. Let us make 2014 the year both diseases are known all around the world. So that every brave fighter gets the help they need and ultimately deserves. Hopefully one day we will find that cure.

In the meantime please help me spread the word. Thanks for reading!



Photograph Reference
Here is my handwritten poster to raise awareness for Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis.
The following is written on the page: 
Jake, 19
Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Living with Crohn’s Disease
First Signs of Symptoms: Aged 9 (2004)
Diagnosis Made: Aged 13 (2007)
Treatment but still smiling: 
Colonoscopy / Endoscopy (2007), Modulen Diet (2007), Surgery (2010) and Medication (2007-)
Raising Awareness for Inflammatory Bowel Disease at: jakeborrett.blogspot.co.uk
Praying for a cure 
 #worldIBDday 

13 comments:

  1. Feel free to share this article and the video. Let us raise as much awareness as possible for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. Thanks everyone!

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  2. Thanks, Jake, you're an inspiration! Big hug!

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    1. Aww thanks Pavitar! That is really kind of you to say.

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  3. Thanks.. Yo tengo tengo eso hace 10 años y tengo 18 de edad

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  4. Jake, what an inspiration you are! Your words have truly touched my heart. I had my first symptoms of crohns when I was 15 years old, in 1994, and was diagnosed in 2000. I was then diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in 2012.
    Good luck with your blog, and the future, and keep fighting the fight.

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    1. I am really glad it did Lucy, and thank you for the kind words. I am sorry to hear of your diagnoses but all the best to you. Stay strong and let us hope one day we can find a cure.

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  5. Thanks Jake! Diagnosed @19 in 2003, surgery 2011, in complete remission with diet! Keeping it at bay, fighting to uplift those who are still fighting! ^.^ MelHobbytheoneandonly.blogspot.com @EMSMelGirl - Twitter

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    1. Thanks for your comment Melanie. I'm sorry to hear of your diagnosis of Crohn's Disease and all the treatment you have gone through, but it's brilliant you are still uplifting people and fighting the fight! Great blog as well.

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  6. Young man now youve made me happy . You shall go far never discourage even if you hit a brick wall you might have the impression not to win all balltles i say you do just the fact youre fighting youre a winner always

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    1. Aww thanks Pauline! That is a very kind thing to say

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  7. Young sir, I truly hope you know how many people got a smile and a better day or attitude from this video. Good job on your fight and thank you for encouraging everyone on theirs. None of us are alone. Even if we are thousands of miles apart!

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    1. Aww thank you for making my day even better. Comments like yours are the reason why I continue working on my writing blog. You are so correct in saying that we unite and fight together despite how far apart we may be. I hope you have a great week.

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