Wakefi eld woman writes how to live with Crohn’s Disease
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BY PATRICK ROCCHIO
A Bronx woman has decided
to share her medical condition
in order to help others
who are facing serious health
concerns.
Makeda Armorer-Wade, a
life-coach who counsels people
facing serious illnesses
and other challenges, has lived
with Crohn’s Disease most of
her life and has just completed
her second book about how to
thrive with the adversity of a
major ailment.
Armorer-Wade, who calls
Wakefi eld home, said that the
Crohn’s Disease could be a
life-debilitating disease that
people are often ashamed to
discuss.
Following on the heels of
her fi rst book ‘Crohn’s Interrupted:
Living Life Triumphantly,’
which was published
in 2017, this December she
self-published ‘Crohn’s Interrupted:
7 Steps to Love Your
Ostomy.’
Her second book was released
during Crohn’s Awareness
Week, from Saturday, December
1 to Friday, December
7.
“My goal is to really help
people who were struggling
with this disease,” said Ar-
The fi rst of two books that Wakefi eld resident Makeda Armorer-Wade
wrote about living with Chron’s. Her newest book is out in December.
Photo courtesy of Makeda Armorer-Wade
morer-Wade. “I wrote the book
because it is really something I
wish I had (guiding me) when I
was fi rst diagnosed.”
Her work offers Crohn’s
sufferers, a disease that can
cause scarring of the intestines,
ways to navigate the consequences
of a disease that can
affect the whole body, causing
sudden and unexpected consequences,
she said.
“People with Crohn’s suffer
with shame,” said Armorer-
Wade, adding “You cannot
conceive that one day you are
doing well and the next day you
are lying fl at on your back.”
She said: “This is a horrible
disease, but you have to live
your life with purpose.”
Her writing focuses on practical
topics like healthy eating
and keeping a food journal, according
to the author.
It also touches on how to be
an advocate for yourself when
seeking treatment, and working
to create your own ‘medical
team’ that can be a source
of ongoing care, support and
encouragement, she said.
“My medical team has been
with me for many years and
they understand my ability
to manage many things,” she
said. “They actually listen to
and understand what is going
on.”
The disease breaks down
the ability of the body to absorb
nutrients, often leading to
weight loss, she said.
Armorer-Wade told that
Bronx Times that she was fi rst
diagnosed with the disorder after
she became ill on Thanksgiving
Day, at 16-years-old.
In the years that have followed
she has had many surgeries,
she said.
When she isn’t writing, she
works as a curriculum developer
and a life-coach.
She said she was also a
founder of local non-profi t
Mentors on the Move, which
was active in the early part of
last decade, and once hosted a
youth summit at Lehman High
School.
Her newest book helps
Crohn’s Disease survivors adjust
to the their ups and downs
while still enjoying a social life,
offers techniques for taking
control of life, become a fi erce
advocate for themselves, and
help others see that there are
prominent people living with
an ostomy (a bag that collects
waste matter from the body).
Visit Loveyourostomy.com
for more information.
After living with Crohn’s Disease
for almost four decades, Wakefi eld
resident Makeda Armorer-Wade
has just released a second book on
the subject and seeks to be a life
coach to people who are affl icted
with serious illnesses or face other
challenges.
Photo courtesy of Makeda
Armorer-Wade