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Tyler Cacioppo

Age 12
Crohn's Disease

Tyler has struggled with health issues since he was born. When he was three months old he had surgery on his intestines because they did not form correctly. Looking back, it seems that Crohn’s Disease was in his life even then. His first signs of Crohn’s appeared when he was having his tonsils removed. The blood work showed his inflammation level was extremely high - that was just the beginning. Then he ran a 104 degree fever for a month while the doctors tried to figure out what was causing all these problems. They found an abscess and had to perform surgery. A colonoscopy confirmed it was Crohn’s Disease. Each year since then he has had a flare and has ended up in the hospital for three or more days. Unfortunately, this past year and a half has been the worst for him. He had 4 flares sending him to the hospital 3 times and now he is using a nasal gastric tube each night to add much needed calories to help him to grow. Despite all this, Tyler is an amazing young man who loves to bowl, play soccer, and hang out with his friends. He does a fundraiser each year which he says, “not only to helps me but everyone who has what I have - it’s not only about me.” He has been told he inspires anyone who ever gets the chance to meet him. He is the strongest person you could ever meet.

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