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This week, as part of Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Week, Mike wrote a piece for the Huffington Post about his struggles with Crohn's and how important Jennifer Jaff was to him and others who suffered.
I was successful beyond my wildest dreams musically, but very sick physically. I had "accidents" on stage, and spent the first song of my lifelong dream of opening for the Rolling Stones in a side-stage Porta Potty. My band knew about my disease and was supportive, but for the most part, I didn't talk about it; I was ashamed and didn't know anyone who really knew anything about it anyway.Read the whole article here.