Hello all!
I am new here but feel very welcome!

I am a 28 year old guy from Los Angeles but currently live in Las vegas.
I have been suffering from Severe Ulcerative Colitis for about 3.5 years and it
has
drastically changed my life.
I used to be very athletic and social (parties, clubs, etc...) but this disease
has left my body
ravaged. I have poor energy and cannot do most of the things that I really enjoy
doing
(playing tennis,hockey,baseball,etc..).
I am Sick and Tired of being Sick and Tired!
I am not a very religious man but I now feel that I have a higher calling in
life. I really
believe that this battle with UC has changed my life for the better. I believe
that I got this
condition to help others (and myself of course!) overcome.


I wanted to get some of your opinions and possibly some help with a Documentary
that I
plan on filming about my currrent battle with Severe Ulcerative Colitis. I want
to make this
film about the various forms of IBD and Colon Cancer. I want to raise awareness!

The film will be about my personal every day struggle with the disease and how
it has
severly limited me. I want to show how I plan on healing myself through a
healthy diet and
lifestyle ( i hope it works!). I will film various Doctor visits and tests
(colonoscopies, blood
work results, etc..), support groups, a daily-diary of how I feel on diffferent
days, and
other's suffering from this and how their lives and the lives of their loved
one's are
affected.

I also want to feature the stories of other people that suffer from
Crohns,UC,Colon Cancer,
etc...

I am thinking that this documentary is less about me but rather about everyone
else out
there suffering and how people are afraid or reluctant to talk about these
diseases.

We need to raise awareness about Colon cancer and how it is preventable.

I am really scared that I might get Cancer if I don't do something about my
condition!!

I want to interview people who have and are currently taking on these ravaging
diseases.

What do you all think about this? Would you be interested in participating?
Any advice please?

I would also like to form a Non-Profit Organization in my area. Las Vegas.
I want to form this and help raise money for others that do not have health
insurance and
the money needed for medications and/or treatments. I know what it feels like!

Any ideas?

Any help is greatly appreciated!

Thanks in Advance,

Charlie
www.helpcharliegetwell.com