Married to Crohn’s Disease
Married to Crohn’s Disease
Guest Post
“If I had the world to give, I’d give to you as long as you live.”
-Jerry Garcia
Marriage and Crohn's Disease
A lot of people ask me what it’s like to be married to someone with Crohn’s disease. Well, I’ve never been married to anyone without Crohn’s disease, so I assume it’s a lot like a normal marriage. My husband, Adam, and I have been married for less than a year. We dated for a while before taking the official plunge, though we pretty much always knew we would end up at the end of the aisle together.
He was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease over 20 years ago. Because he was diagnosed so long before we even met, some aspects of his life with Crohn’s disease were already figured out. He already knew what kinds of foods would hurt when he’s in flare. He already knew what his body felt like when a particular medicine stopped working. He already...