
Chayla’s Story (Ulcerative Colitis)
I am hoping to spread awareness about something that has become increasingly prevalent in my life within the past few

I am hoping to spread awareness about something that has become increasingly prevalent in my life within the past few

My name is Shawntel Bethea, but I go by Shawn. I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis at 17 years old

My name is Jessica, I am a colitis survivor. It all started spring of 2013, I was 18 and fixing

Ten years ago at age 18, I was diagnosed with an incurable digestive disease that I’d never heard of before

I was just about to turn 17 when I was diagnosed with an autoimmune digestive disease called ulcerative colitis. It
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