to be stricken with a chronic disease at a young age changes ones whole life but
a young age changes ones whole life but
a young age changes ones whole life but it definitely doesn’t have to stand in
it definitely doesn’t have to stand in
it definitely doesn’t have to stand in the way hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
the way hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
the way hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with Rob hill and Clinton chard
speaking with Rob hill and Clinton chard
speaking with Rob hill and Clinton chard two men who have overcome inflammatory
two men who have overcome inflammatory
two men who have overcome inflammatory bowel disease to take on the world when
bowel disease to take on the world when
bowel disease to take on the world when and how did you first discover you had
and how did you first discover you had
and how did you first discover you had Crohn’s disease 23 years old just hit me
Crohn’s disease 23 years old just hit me
Crohn’s disease 23 years old just hit me all of a sudden I went from GP to GI
all of a sudden I went from GP to GI
all of a sudden I went from GP to GI gastroenterologist specialist in the
gastroenterologist specialist in the
gastroenterologist specialist in the field and then right into emergency and
field and then right into emergency and
field and then right into emergency and that’s how I found out I had Crohn’s how
that’s how I found out I had Crohn’s how
that’s how I found out I had Crohn’s how did it affect your life at first the
did it affect your life at first the
did it affect your life at first the initial things were just I had to stop
initial things were just I had to stop
initial things were just I had to stop all my regular activities running biking
all my regular activities running biking
all my regular activities running biking I live in a very active community so I’d
I live in a very active community so I’d
I live in a very active community so I’d stopped my rock climbing and not even
stopped my rock climbing and not even
stopped my rock climbing and not even hanging out with friends because I was
hanging out with friends because I was
hanging out with friends because I was just too tired i slept every day after
just too tired i slept every day after
just too tired i slept every day after school so i just wasn’t able to do the
school so i just wasn’t able to do the
school so i just wasn’t able to do the regular things I used to do I went from
regular things I used to do I went from
regular things I used to do I went from in hugely active to almost nothing you
in hugely active to almost nothing you
in hugely active to almost nothing you know trying to describe just to get by
know trying to describe just to get by
know trying to describe just to get by day to day watch my body just disappear
day to day watch my body just disappear
day to day watch my body just disappear really am I to survive because I
really am I to survive because I
really am I to survive because I couldn’t take any nutrients the key
couldn’t take any nutrients the key
couldn’t take any nutrients the key thing is to stay positive but it was
thing is to stay positive but it was
thing is to stay positive but it was really difficult to just keep pushing on
really difficult to just keep pushing on
really difficult to just keep pushing on when you knew that you’re gonna have
when you knew that you’re gonna have
when you knew that you’re gonna have this for the rest of your life and I was
this for the rest of your life and I was
this for the rest of your life and I was really wondering if I was ever gonna be
really wondering if I was ever gonna be
really wondering if I was ever gonna be well again how was your IBD treated I
well again how was your IBD treated I
well again how was your IBD treated I went through a whole different array of
went through a whole different array of
went through a whole different array of drugs um some which includes steroids
drugs um some which includes steroids
drugs um some which includes steroids which made my face actually quite I’m
which made my face actually quite I’m
which made my face actually quite I’m puffy it was kind of funny but in a way
puffy it was kind of funny but in a way
puffy it was kind of funny but in a way it was just it was really sad to see
it was just it was really sad to see
it was just it was really sad to see what was going on with my body but now
what was going on with my body but now
what was going on with my body but now I’m on a drug called humira which has
I’m on a drug called humira which has
I’m on a drug called humira which has made me very healthy at the time you
made me very healthy at the time you
made me very healthy at the time you know where they haven’t made the
know where they haven’t made the
know where they haven’t made the advancements that they had now sorry
advancements that they had now sorry
advancements that they had now sorry went ran through a course of drugs
went ran through a course of drugs
went ran through a course of drugs there’s a heavy steroid that you can
there’s a heavy steroid that you can
there’s a heavy steroid that you can take to try to put into remission which
take to try to put into remission which
take to try to put into remission which nothing really worked for me and I
nothing really worked for me and I
nothing really worked for me and I actually had to undergo surgery to have
actually had to undergo surgery to have
actually had to undergo surgery to have the the disease removed how would you
the the disease removed how would you
the the disease removed how would you say you turn things around in terms of
say you turn things around in terms of
say you turn things around in terms of health and attitude my physical fitness
health and attitude my physical fitness
health and attitude my physical fitness came back really quickly it was amazing
came back really quickly it was amazing
came back really quickly it was amazing the memory that your body has to where
the memory that your body has to where
the memory that your body has to where it’s been and how fit
it’s been and how fit
it’s been and how fit spinnin so I just started focusing on
spinnin so I just started focusing on
spinnin so I just started focusing on training again I was in the middle of
training again I was in the middle of
training again I was in the middle of training and actually got hit by a car
training and actually got hit by a car
training and actually got hit by a car on my bike training for triathlon I
on my bike training for triathlon I
on my bike training for triathlon I realize this is a lot more just a
realize this is a lot more just a
realize this is a lot more just a physical disease it’s really mental as
physical disease it’s really mental as
physical disease it’s really mental as well so that’s when I started just
well so that’s when I started just
well so that’s when I started just rebuilding myself at that level and that
rebuilding myself at that level and that
rebuilding myself at that level and that just came through you know finding the
just came through you know finding the
just came through you know finding the right support and talking to other
right support and talking to other
right support and talking to other patients and figure out where I could
patients and figure out where I could
patients and figure out where I could take this one so I got physically
take this one so I got physically
take this one so I got physically healthy again and mentally healthy
healthy again and mentally healthy
healthy again and mentally healthy interesting healthy eating healthy
interesting healthy eating healthy
interesting healthy eating healthy staying active and just you know making
staying active and just you know making
staying active and just you know making sure I take my medications and that’s
sure I take my medications and that’s
sure I take my medications and that’s what’s really keeping me on a good track
what’s really keeping me on a good track
what’s really keeping me on a good track is there anything that you now cannot do
is there anything that you now cannot do
is there anything that you now cannot do know the sky is the limit I can do
know the sky is the limit I can do
know the sky is the limit I can do anything I want to
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