🇭🇺Please help me so that I don’t have to spend my youth confined to four walls and the toilet!

Dear Friends, Acquaintances and Kind-hearted People!

For a 24-year-old boy, life should be about the basketball court, cycling together and freedom. For me, however, the reality is quite different. Whilst my peers are planning their futures, my daily life is defined by a serious pancreatic condition that has completely taken control of my life.

Many people have heard about living with Crohn’s disease. These are also trying conditions, but my illness is even more relentless. Not only do I have to cope with the pain, but also with the undignified situation of spending most of my days sitting on the toilet. Sometimes I have to visit the loo every thirty seconds, which makes it practically impossible for me to leave the flat, or even spend just an hour relaxing with my friends.

Because of my condition, my body doesn’t work like everyone else’s. It’s as if I’m chained to the bathroom by an invisible chain. Whilst it’s natural for others to hop on a bike or head down to the court for a game of basketball, for me this is an unattainable dream. I just want a normal life too. I want to live as a ‘normal’ person, who isn’t terrified of the next attack, and for whom the sight of toilet paper and tiles isn’t the be-all and end-all.

This illness is not only consuming my body, but also robbing me of my freedom. I am turning to you because I do not want to resign myself to the fact that my youth will be wasted within these four walls. Every bit of support, however small, brings me one step closer to accessing the treatments, aids or rehabilitation that can restore my mobility and my human dignity.

Please help me not just to survive, but to finally live! Help me to play sport again, so that it is my aspirations, not my illness, that define who I am.

I thank you from the bottom of my heart for every share and every bit of support!

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Please help me so I don’t spend my youth trapped between four walls and a toilet.

Dear Friends, Acquaintances, and Kind-hearted People,

For a 24-year-old young man, life should be about basketball courts, bike rides with friends, and freedom. For me, however, reality looks very different. While people my age are planning their futures, my everyday life is controlled by a severe pancreatic disease that has completely taken over my life.

Many people have heard about living with Crohn’s disease. These conditions are already extremely challenging, but my illness is even more relentless. I don’t only have to fight constant pain, but also the humiliating reality that I spend most of my days sitting on the toilet. Sometimes I need to go every thirty seconds, which makes it practically impossible to leave my home or even spend a single carefree hour with my friends.

Because of my illness, my body doesn’t work the way others’ do. It feels as if an invisible chain ties me to the bathroom. Whilst others can naturally hop on a bike or go and play basketball, for me this is an unattainable dream. I just want a normal life. I want to live as an “ordinary” person—someone who doesn’t live in fear of the next attack, and whose world isn’t defined by toilet paper and bathroom tiles.

This disease doesn’t just consume my body; it also steals my freedom. I am reaching out to you because I don’t want to accept that my youth should disappear within four walls. Every bit of support, no matter how small, brings me one step closer to treatments, medical aids, or rehabilitation that could give me back my mobility and my human dignity.

Please help me not just to survive, but finally to live. Help me return to sport and allow my dreams—not my illness—to define who I am.

With heartfelt gratitude, thank you for every share and every bit of support.

Help me break free from the confines of four walls and the toilet!

Dear Friends, Acquaintances and Kind-hearted People!

For a 24-year-old lad, life should revolve around the basketball court, cycling trips with friends and a sense of freedom. For me, however, reality looks completely different. Whilst my peers are planning their futures, my daily life is dictated by a serious pancreatic condition that has completely taken control of me.

Many people have heard of Crohn’s disease or living with a stoma (an external bowel opening). These are incredibly difficult experiences, but my condition is even more relentless. I have to contend not only with excruciating pain, but also with the humiliating situation of spending most of the day in the toilet. There are times when I have to rush there every thirty seconds, which makes it practically impossible for me to leave the house or spend even an hour with friends.

Because of my illness, my body doesn’t function like other people’s. I feel as though I’m chained to the bathroom by an invisible chain. What comes naturally to others – like riding a bike or shooting hoops on the court – remains an unattainable dream for me. I just want to live a normal life too. I want to be an ‘ordinary’ person who doesn’t tremble at the thought of the next attack and for whom the world isn’t just the sight of bathroom tiles.

This disease not only destroys my body, but robs me of my youth and freedom. I am reaching out to you because I refuse to accept that my best years will be spent behind closed doors. Every bit of support, no matter how small, brings me closer to treatment, medication or rehabilitation that can restore my fitness and human dignity.

Please help me so that I can stop merely existing and finally start living! Help me return to sport, so that my passions, not my illness, determine who I am.

I thank you from the bottom of my heart for every share and every donation! 🇵🇱