Crohn’s Disease with Kaylin Morford
Did you know the beginning of December is Crohn’s & Colitis Awareness Week? Crohn’s Disease is a disability that does not get as much emphasis because it is an invisible disability.
This week I have another APU alumnus, Kaylin Morford. At seven years old, Kaylin Morford was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. She has now lived this disease for the past 18 years seeing countless hospital beds, medications, and operation rooms. Despite the ups and downs of being chronically ill, she finds great purpose and joy in sharing her story of living with a chronic illness and invisible disability.
During her time as an undergraduate student, she was the co-president and co-founder of Azusa Pacific University’s (APU) club, STRONG, an on-campus support group for students with disabilities to find support, understanding, and advocacy for more resources on campus. Now working in the Accessibility and Disability Resources office at APU, she is gifted with the opportunity to continue advocating for people with chronic illnesses and disabilities on the campus.
- CCFA: https://www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org
- Camp Go Beyond: https://www.campgobeyond.org
- For more information about STRONG: https://www.apu.edu/articles/we-are-strong-living-with-chronic-illness-in-college/
- United Ostomy Associations of America, Inc.: https://www.ostomy.org
- For more information about Crohn’s and colitis: https://www.crohnsandcolitis.com
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