Great Things Come in Different Packages


“There’s a saying, ‘good things come in small packages.’ I believe great things come in different packages.” This is something my mom used to tell me all the time when I was fighting Ulcerative Colitis. Being different was the most difficult thing that I had to deal with while being sick. It is normal for a person to want to fit in, but there was no way I was ever going to be able to.

I can’t stress this enough, being different isn’t a bad thing. Yes, it sets us apart from everyone else. No, not everyone will understand what you’re facing and some won’t even care enough to try. What you’re facing, everything you’re going through makes you so much stronger than everyone else.

Every surgery or procedure we face, every infusion we sit through, and every medicine we have to take, it makes us stronger. This is your story; this is what sets you apart from the rest. Embrace it. While stuck in the middle of it all it is easy to lose focus on the positives. It seems impossible to see the good, sometimes it even seems as if nothing good could possibly come of it, but I promise you it is the opposite. Take this struggle as a building block. Don’t let Crohn’s, UC, IBD, or whatever it is that you are fighting define who you are, but let the struggle build you to become a better you.


I promise you, we’ll get through this together.

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