Never said it would be easy

While working on this campaign for class I decided to talk to the school nurse. Just to see if maybe she knew of a way to help me get the word out about IC awareness. Before I walked in a made sure I had my list of details and important information to tell the nurse in case I had to explain to her what IC was. I was prepared to go in and explain everything to her, once I got in there and introduced myself I explained why I was there.

To my surprise she told me that she knew about IC, that her sister-in-law had IC and she researched what she could to know what IC was. So I felt a lot better that I didn’t have to explain to someone what IC was. After a while it gets old. I told her that I suffered from IC and she said that she wished she would have met me a few weeks sooner, because a student came into her office and told her that she just found out that she had IC. She informed the nurse that she didn’t know how she was going to deal with her classes and all the pain that IC caused her. She just couldn’t deal with it, but she didn’t want to drop out, she ended up dropping her class because it was too much to handle while going to school.

I honestly feel her pain because I have been there. When I first start having problems I missed a lot of school. I informed that teachers that the doctors were trying to figure out what was wrong with me and now that I know, I tell my teachers the first day of class that there may be times in class when I have to leave, or just may not be at school because the pain is too much. All my teachers have been very understanding about in after I explain to them what it is and how it affects you.  

Each day is a learning process and I know where to push my limit. I also know that I can’t let IC control me, I still have to control my life and not give up. It is a fight that you have to be willing to fight, if not it will control your life and won’t be able to do the things you love. I think by doing this awareness people will start to understand and start to see IC and how it does affect people. I hope it will be and eye opener for people.