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Lucy Harman
Sep 11, 20239 min read
Adjusting to a new chapter of life with an illness
Hello everyone, it's been a while! I haven't posted on my blog in over 2 years now, so where have I been? Well, University took over my...
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Lucy Harman
Sep 23, 20214 min read
Getting Access to Treatment and Medication at Uni
When moving to University, one of the main things you must plan ahead for as an IBD fighter is how you are going to get access to...
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Lucy Harman
Sep 23, 20217 min read
Living at University with IBD
Living at University with IBD can be very daunting, especially if you're very used to living at home with your parents, near your doctors...
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Lucy Harman
Aug 8, 20216 min read
Accepting you need help.
So, I haven't really been posting on my blog in a few months, and I have been questioning whether to talk about why. I have always been...
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Lucy Harman
May 25, 20214 min read
Learning to grieve your old self
Autoimmune Diseases like IBD can have a debilitating impact on the way you live. I have spent the past 6 months learning to adapt and...
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Lucy Harman
Apr 12, 20214 min read
What I wish people understood about having a Chronic Illness
Until it happens to you, you can never truly understand how having a Chronic illness feels. Unlike many Crohn’s fighters, I did not...
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Lucy Harman
Apr 12, 20212 min read
Toxic Positivity
People always ask me how I manage to stay so positive throughout my battle with Crohn's, I find the answer very complicated to word. I am...
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Lucy Harman
Mar 21, 20216 min read
The Gracie Effect
For those of you who don't know who Gracie Keeping is, she’s one of my closest friends and biggest inspirations. I met her almost 3 years...
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Lucy Harman
Mar 20, 20215 min read
Body Positivity and Weight Fluctuation
I have always been a massive advocate of body positivity and have preached self love for many years, but when I started to notice Crohn's...
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Lucy Harman
Mar 20, 20213 min read
Crohn's Attacks: What they feel like, What triggers them, How to help.
Crohn's attacks are incredibly scary and painful experiences for IBD fighters, they are a very sudden increase in symptoms, often...
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Lucy Harman
Mar 11, 20219 min read
My Diagnosis Story
On the 27th of December 2020 I was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease, a form of Inflammatory Bowel Disease. It is an autoimmune condition...
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Lucy Harman
Mar 10, 20216 min read
The impact Crohn's has had on my relationships.
Being a lifelong Chronic Illness, Crohn's Disease is bound to have an impact on your relationships, I am very lucky to have the biggest...
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Lucy Harman
Mar 10, 20214 min read
My Feeding Tube Experience
Many IBD fighters have to have a feeding tube at some point in their lives, often this is because Crohn's is active in the oesophagus, or...
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Lucy Harman
Mar 4, 20217 min read
10 ways I keep my Mental Health in check during my flare ups.
Looking after your own mental health is important for each and every person in order to allow you to live your life to the best of your...
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Lucy Harman
Mar 2, 20214 min read
Everything you need to know about Crohn's Disease
Crohn’s Disease is a condition that causes inflammation and ulceration of the digestive sy stem, it can affect anything from your mouth,...
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Lucy Harman
Mar 1, 20212 min read
Introduction to my Crohn's Blog
My name is Lucy Harman and I have an incurable autoimmune disease called Crohn’s. What’s Crohn's you ask? Well, to put it scientifically...
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