Overcoming the Stigma: One girl’s journey with gastroparesis, celiac disease and an autoimmune disorder
By Colleen McTiernan | Photos by Tanya Consaul Photography When at 14 days old Allison Leonard still had not had her first bowel movement, doctors knew something was wrong. They determined that something was wrong with her gastrointestinal system. They eventually misdiagnosed her with Crohn’s disease, but just what the real problem was eluded them