Tell Me a Story: Mentoring Program Turns Burden into a Blessing

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Channel: Cincinnati Children's · 2011 · Nonprofits & Activism

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When Cole Jackson was diagnosed with Crohn's disease at age 13, he held onto it like a secret. Nearly a decade later, he is putting his efforts into a mentoring program so other patients don't have to suffer alone. That's how he met Jonathan Geist, a 13-year-old who has the same condition. The mentoring program gave Jonathan a better idea of what to expect and how to deal with it.

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