Ebony Rait

I'm living fearlessly this September. Doing this for me

This September, I’m taking on the Live Fearless Challenge and aiming to complete 50km of either running / Walking & completing gym sessions to raise awareness and funds for the almost 180,000 Australians living with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.

This challenge is deeply personal to me because I live with Crohn’s disease every day.

Crohn’s is so much more than a stomach condition. It affects every part of life work, relationships, travel, friendships, mental health and the simple things many people never think twice about.

For me, it means living with daily pain, extreme fatigue, endless appointments, money struggles, failed treatments, medications and pushing through on the days my body wants me to stop.

I have to draw up and self inject Stelara immunotherapy every 6 weeks (lucky I’ve become very used to needles) , manage ongoing endoscopies , long scans and specialist appointments, and still try to show up every day as the best version of myself.

Despite the challenges, I continue to choose movement, exercise and making the most out of life with my loved ones and this challenge is another step in proving that to myself.

On the outside we appear healthy and normal, Invisible disease’s sometimes feel like more of a battle because people always say you look fine though, That’s one of the hardest things to hear it can feel so invalidating.

Every kilometre I complete is for everyone silently fighting and for those who feel unseen in their battle.

If you’d like to support me, your donation will help fund research, patient support, education and advocacy because no one should have to face this disease alone 💜