I sometimes forget what it's like to be 'normal'. I am a single parent, yes. But what else? I suffer daily with a chronic illness that some days I feel no one understands about. Yes, it's Crohns Disease and it takes over my life. I spend the majority of the day in the bathroom either constantly being sick or on agonising pain on the toilet. Just walking up the stairs is exhausting. This time last year I was in hospital about to have my first operation to remove my ileum. I was told it would give me a new lease of life and I would be pain free for at least 2 years. 6 months later and I'm back to where I was, bleeding constantly, the pain had returned. All the weight I had gained in those few months were slowly dropping off me. After a colonoscopy it was confirmed- ulceration and inflammation had returned. It's not very often I cry about this disease but I did that day. I had been let down and I didn't know what to do. After months of trying new things t...