Wakefi eld woman writes how to live with Crohn’s Disease
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 lifecoach
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 Armorer-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.
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The fi rst of two books that Wakefi eld resident Makeda Armorer-Wade wrote about
living with Chron’s Interrupted. Her newest book is out in December.
Photo courtesy of Makeda Armorer-Wade
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
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