“Hello, my name is Erika. I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in December of 2017. At first I didn’t know what those words meant. I had no idea what that would mean to any changes in my life. These past four and a half years have been an up and down battle with this disease. With almost every medication failing on me, I was at my lowest. Thankfully, I started Remicade this year and it has been helping me. I’m not in remission yet, but I am feeling more like myself. I still feel down on most days, not wanting to get up, but the one thing that keeps me going is my daughter. My angel in disguise. She is the reason I will always get up. She is the reason I will never give up.”
