Caring for Crohn's & UC

Carrie Johnson: three time Olympian & Crohn’s patient

I was approached earlier this week by Crohn’s & Me to see if I was interested in interviewing any national advocates for Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Week. I jumped at the opportunity. But never in my wildest dreams did I think I would be interviewing three-time Olympic sprint kayaker Carrie Johnson.

I wrote briefly about Carrie prior to the Olympics. However, there is so much more to her story that I learned after talking with her for 30 minutes. So here is Carrie’s Crohn’s story, as told to me.

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December 8, 2012 at 10:38 am Rebecca K. 1 comment