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Originally posted by K_2004:
[qb]Just found this site, and thought it would be way to help others, or even have others help me! I'm 17 years old and have a 14 month old daughter. I found out i was pregnant at 15, so i know how scary it can be. I've dealt with a condition called ulcerative colitis since i was 14 and have been in out of the hospital for the past 4 years. Basically, it's these awful stomach pains that cause me to "bleed out" so to say (i'll spare the gross details).Know one knows what causes it, and there is no "cure", but we do know stress sets it off. At the time i found out about my daughter, i had been pretty sick and on stong medications. The doctors wanted me to abort.Being from a stong Catholic family, abortion wasn't even a choice. While i was putting my own life in danger, i know now, if it came down to it, i never would of been able to. Luckily, everything turned out fine, and she came out fine. I had no problems throughout,and it seemes she was a "blessing in disguise" because i had no problems whatsoever with my colitis.Up until about a month ago that is. The father of my daughter, who i have been with for 2 1/2 years, decides he dosen't want to be with me and that he needs his space. And did i mention he managed to find a new girlfriend who is only a sophomore?Everything had been fine in our relationship...of course it wasn't picture perfect... what relationship is?But for someone to just up and leave like that... i drive myself crazy trying to figure out WHY? Now remember i said stress sets off my colitis? Well, you guessed it...i ended up sick and in the hospital again. It's been a month since we've been apart,and i know he just need to grow up and i'm better off without him. But that still dosen't ease the pain and hurt and the missing him. I know i have my daughter, and she is what keeps me going, but as some of you know, it's hard when the father isn't involved. I couln't imagine life with her in my womb, and now i can't imagine life without her.
Anyway, if anyone needs advice or has advice or just wants to talk, let me know. I've been there![/qb]