"When Sarah O'Connor started to display symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), she knew what it was because her mother suffered from the condition. A later diagnosis of multiple sclerosis was another devastating blow, and highlighted up the lack of resources available to those suffering with IBD"
"Sarah O'Connor was two years old when her mother Noreen was diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), specifically Crohn's disease. "She would've been amazingly strong, and never really let it hold her back," says O'Connor, who is now 28 and works in marketing."
"As the years passed, and Noreen's IBD progressed, O'Connor became more aware of the implications of Crohn's. "It probably wasn't until I was a teenager that I realised, 'oh, this is a bit more serious', and joined the dots a little bit.""
Sarah O'Connor began to display inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) symptoms and recognized the condition from her mother's experience. Noreen was diagnosed with Crohn's disease when Sarah was two years old. Noreen demonstrated resilience and did not let the disease limit her activities. As Noreen's IBD progressed, Sarah became more aware of Crohn's implications during her teenage years. A later diagnosis of multiple sclerosis added a devastating blow and underscored the scarcity of resources for people living with IBD. Sarah is now 28 and works in marketing.
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