31. Meet a Fighter: Familial Adenomatous Polyposis & Short Bowel Syndrome ft. Jenny Jones
Description
In this episode, I interview Jenny Jones, a fighter of Familial Adenomatous Polyposis and Short Bowel Syndrome.
Jenny was diagnosed with the rare, hereditary colon cancer syndrome Familial Adenomatous Polyposis at age 8 and had her first surgery to remove her colon at age 9. After experiencing life-threatening complications, Jenny required 4 more surgeries that year and developed another rare disease - Short Bowel Syndrome as a result. She lived with an ileostomy for 6 years before having it reversed into a Straight Pull Thru and again experienced life-threatening complications. Jenny has been able to surpass all the odds though and went on to earn a Master's Degree and maintains full time employment in addition to her rare disease awareness and advocacy efforts through her blog, Life's a Polyp.
Keep up with her advocacy journey!
Blog: www.LifesaPolyp.com
Youtube: www.Youtube.com/LifesaPolyp
Merch Website: www.CafePress.com/LifesaPolyp
Social Media Handle: LifesaPolyp
United States
