Ste Walker looks like any ordinary 24 year old man. He works a normal job in Halifax, England, eats in restaurants, it goes on dates - all normal 24-year-old guy stuff. But appearances can be very deceptive.
Walker actually suffers from Crohn's disease. The condition is chronic and has a negative impact thousands of people's lives worldwide. On the surface, it looks like a regular guy, so people give him a hard time when using parking spaces for disabled people and toilet stalls. He understands why people get angry, which is why he decided to let everyone in on the pain that has to face every day.
Ste Walker has published some photos on Facebook to show people that those who suffer from Crohn's disease often look perfectly normal on the outside.
Facebook / Ste Walker
What's going on beneath the surface, however, is some something much more debilitating.
Under his clothes, things are far from pleasant. He has to endure endless pain just to keep its basic bodily functions on track.
Facebook / Ste Walker
He wears a Hickman line, which is a silicone tube that allows medicine and lubricant to be administered to the body because its stomach does not function properly. It also carries an ileostomy bag, which serves as the secondary intestine
The tube Ryhlls -. Entering his abdomen through the nose - using his stomach emptying properly. Apart from all this, it takes several medications daily to help regulate liver and kidney function.
(via IFL Science)
The point of Ste Facebook Walker project is to let people know they should not be so quick to judge people who do not appear to be disabled or unhealthy to the surface. Some are forced to endure suffering is invisible to everyone.
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