Just found out September is IC awareness month and it is October. Strange that other than a month on a calander as shown by google that IC gets no coverage.
A disease that effects millions around the world (stats range from 4 million to 10 million) gets virtually no attention. No spotlight!?
I get that it is a tough subject and may not be the end of the word in comparison to other disease, but that does not take away from the severity of disease to those who live with it.
Doctors, nurses, and other healthcare providers commonly misdiagnosis it or is confused by it. There are few medication to choose from that treat and no real know ways to relieve the pain and discomfort it causes.
It tests relationships, leads to depression, and everyone is effected differently. A disease this misunderstood and unknow deserves a moment in the spotlight even if it isn't a month can we at least get a day to tell the world, hey this is real and it needs to be known that it is real and people who have it are not lying when they say they have pain or "trying to hold it but have to go pee." This is seriously disruptive to our life not a joke to yours.
Next year, lets rally to do better. At least for a day.
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