How a Community’s Efforts Changed This Bullied Teen’s Life

Spending More Time in the Hospital

Shannons health began to deteriorate around when she turned 16. Both her ulcerative colitis and arthritis had gotten so bad that she needed to spend two weeks at the hospital before her prom. This photo is from when she was first admitted at age 14.

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