Seriously, it's on the Newsweek Web site.

http://www.newsweek.com/id/81362

Nice essay.

Good to have that info, I have a few friends with that affliction.

Stickying this.

Congratulations on the essay, John. I've known some folks casually who suffered from Crohn's, but never really knew what it was.

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Thanks guys. This is exciting and pretty cool for me.

My first sticky!

Congratulations, John, and kudos on the great essay. Moving and enlightening. All the best to you in coping with this.

Congratulations on the publication, John!

And sympathies for the Crohn's Disease. It sounds horrible. I've got a far less serious condition along those lines. I hate to imagine something that's much worse.

Good article. Sorry about your condition, though. Let's hope you stay out of the hospital for a good long while now.

Thanks again. For some reason I seem to really enjoy writing thse first person essays.
Coping is easy when you're used to it. Doesn't bother me to much. I always feel bad for the family though, having to deal with me. Plus, when I'm gone, the world stops, so nothing ever gets done.