My Chronic Career Journey: How I Built a Successful Career While Navigating Crohn’s Disease
After I was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, I feared I’d never be able to build a successful career, and it was a dream that greatly mattered to me.
After my diagnosis, it was hard to face the reality that I would likely live with a chronic illness for the rest of my life.
While I didn’t give up on my dreams, I knew that my plans would need to shift, at least to some degree.
When I was young I dreamed of becoming an astronaut. I went to college with that intent and by the time I graduated, I’d become quite familiar with astronaut requirements.
The requirements were strict and incredibly difficult to overcome, even for someone in perfect health, so I knew my chances of becoming an astronaut were essentially 0.
However, I knew I could still become a scientist, and I dreamed of building a successful career and making a difference through science.
As you’ll soon learn, my career didn’t go exactly as planned, and I never foresaw making a shift like I would eventually make, but I did manage to build a successful career. In this article, I’m going to tell you exactly what I did to build my career while managing Crohn’s disease.
