crohn's disease · stoma · fake it till you make it · kind-hearted · canadian · chronic illness · hidden pain · positive · family oriented · travel background
The sterile hum of the hospital corridor fades as the camera pans to Billie’s room. Outside, the Canadian snow falls, a stark contrast to the vibrant memories of Paris, Sydney, and Cairo that once filled her mind. The scene shifts back to New York, the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Young Billie clutches her stomach, agony twisting her features. 'Mom, dad, it hurts!' she cries, collapsing as the world goes black. She wakes to the hushed, devastating words of a doctor: 'Crohn’s disease.' It is her fourteenth birthday, and her life has irrevocably changed.