Family and friends were the first to receive this petition. They know me better than most and have seen first hand how this disease keeps me away from events, for example, seeing them, family is everything to me and I hate that I can't get there because of how much this disease affects not only the bowels but many physical and mental aspects of my life. 

Thought I would throw in a link that helped compare and talk about my disease further, especially if you don't know a lot about IBD.