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Originally posted by futuregreek
Hi all. Can I change the direction of the thread just for a teeny bit? You can pm me responses if you'd rather not reply here.
Anyway, here goes.
I'm a brand new pledge in a small sorority on my campus. I have a stomach problem, still undiagnosed after 2 years, but it's probably Crohn's or one of its related diseases.
I feel I should tell my (soon to be?)sisters about it. I don't want them offended when I'm too tired to hang out and things like that. We don't have houses here so living together will never come up. Some might already have a suspicion that something is up, because I have a "medical single" (single dorm room with own bathroom.)
So, how did you tell your sisters/brothers what you're dealing with? All at once, or when it came up, or ahead of time? Just curious.
I think I'm going to maybe get one of the sisters aside and ask her if anyone in the group has a chronic illness, but don't tell me who or what. It's their business. How I tell them will just depend on if there is someone with one already or not.
Sorry for hijacking the thread!
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My "Sis-granddaughter" in my sorority had Crohn's. She told her Sister-Mother (our equivalent of Big Sis) who shared the information with us. She needed a bowel re-section when she was a Sophomore and she got nothing but support from all of us! If your sisters don't understand a health issue, then they aren't going to be worth having as sisters!
Guess who the first person I called when I was diagnosed with Crohn's was? Of course, the sister who I knew had it for most of her life. She was so incredibly supportive and an inspiration to me as she's a triple black belt in Tai Kwan Do and a police woman.. with Crohn's! She's amazing!
I hope you get a diagnosis soon (along with some meds that help). It is a very frustrating time when they haven't figured it out for sure yet. With a diagnosis, there will be hope for treatment and relief of symptoms!
Dee