Lil’ Energy

As a child, my parents sometimes just thought I was lazy. We would go to the zoo at least twice a year, and I loved going. However, about ten minutes into walking, I wanted carried or put back in the stroller. This continued until I was almost ten. This weakness also bled over into sports, I later realized (but, I will talk more about sports later).

I always just thought it was a part of life to consistently be tired and feel weak a lot. Later, I found out I was anemic. Crohn’s likes to take away your red blood cells: https://www.everydayhealth.com/crohns-disease/living-with/staying-energized-with-crohns-disease/ .

As a kid, my dad was a good role model in helping me when I was actually sick, and making me suck it up when I was just uncomfortable. Until I was in Middle School, there was no way for my parents to know I had Crohn’s. Looking back, I’m grateful my dad pushed me to be strong. Because of him, I am able to suck up the pain when it is just a light burden.

As a college student, fatigue still pursues me. Therefore, I have made some goals for myself to stop feeling so tired all of the time. One of these is to make sure I have “me time” every day. This helps TREMENDOUSLY. When I have time to discover my own thoughts and my beliefs, I feel so much better. Furthermore, I have been trying to keep exercising. It is hard, though, because I will go through bouts of extra fatigue, and any habits that I had established before will dead end. I will keep trying. I did some further research, and this site has some other great tips: https://crohnsdisease.com/symptoms/fatigue/!

Let’s stay strong together! (Also, if your child seems extra tired a lot, they might have some form of anemia or immune deficiency, so be on watch.)