TOTALLY off topic ... but ....

[Denisex2boys]

  my best friends daughter (she is has been suffereing from stomach pains and fevers on and off for the last 7-8 weeks as well as a 12 pound weight-loss (which is a lot for a child - - long story short .......  not that I am glad I have an AN - but I am looking at things differently now ......

My friends daughter was admitted to McMaster in Hamilton, ON on Friday evening - - her blood work for the previous day's consultation came back that she was severely aneamic - she may need a transfusion and they are suspecting Crohns disease 

If ANYONE knows of a support group or anyone with a child with crohns I know my friend would really appreciate someone to talk to when she can - understandably so - she is VERY upset and wrought with worry right now.  I have read a lot online and if this is what she has - she is looking at a lifelong battle at staying in remission from the effects of it .....

Please, say a prayer for my friends daughter that they caught it early enough and that they find the right concoction of meds. to get her through this horrible flare-up.

Thank you!

[Jim Scott]

Denise:

I'm so sorry to learn of your friend's childs possible affliction with Crohn's disease.  My wife has suffered with Crohn's for years but it has been in remission for some time, thank God. 

Here is a link to the national Crohn's/Colitis foundation website which offers lots of information and support to those with this malady.

http://www.ccfa.org/

I hope this helps and of course, my prayers are with the child and her parents.

Jim