Day 6 of #CCawarenessWeek, I skipped days 4 and 5 because I had a fun intestinal flu which has triggered a #CrohnsDisease flare-up. I feel like shit. Crohn's Disease affects my mental health because it is difficult to live with chronic pain, sometimes I say to myself, 'I don't want to live like this.' Because it's not just the intestinal pain, it's the arthritis and the exhaustion. I was thinking about going back to uni for a Master's degree and wonder if it is even possible. Anyway this disease sucks and there is no cure and I am at a higher risk of colon cancer. Apparently this intestinal flu is going around so I am not looking forward to people saying, 'I had intestinal flu for 2 days, now I know how you feel.' You don't. You get to go on with your normal life. I don't. Also assisted suicide is not legal in Italy and thanks to the Vatican it probably never will be. #IBDvisible