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I’ve been trying for years to put the pieces together to figure out when inflammatory bowel disease symptoms began to present. Like the point in time, I stopped eating breakfast...

Once upon a time, I was the youngest student in my college classes. By the time I graduated, I was the oldest. The end! Just kidding. This is how I...

Last year, the unthinkable happened at my nephew’s infusion center. His biologic infusion was administered to the wrong person. The person who received his infusion was a 19-year-old female. What...

For those of us with chronic illnesses like inflammatory bowel disease, the end of the year is also the end of the insurance year for most plans. While my friends...

It’s been quite a few years since receiving my first biologic infusion. It wasn’t until my third infusion experience that I was informed by another patient advocate that the infusion...

Have you ever seen something in a book, magazine, or online in a meme that resonates deep down to your core? I began writing this after seeing an Instagram story...

My husband (fiancé at the time), was handling the finances for buying our first home. This left me feeling like I had to pull my weight in other avenues. I...

I’ve been living with the fun that is Crohn’s disease for more than half my life. Like most other trips I’ve planned, I tried my best to plan our wedding...

Have you ever had a doctor who treats your IBD and means the world to you, and now they can no longer see you? I have. I’m going on my...

Every painful step I take is a reminder that I still have Crohn's disease, and psoriasis, and arthritis due to both diseases. Each day is a form of Crohn's disease...

Earlier this year, in order to avoid a colonoscopy, I participated in a non-invasive test that would provide real-time pictures of my insides. The results provided good news. Yet, it...

I wasn't able to find a parking space within reasonable proximity to the front of the store. By the time we hiked from the parking space to the store, I...

What I’m about to tell you is a crisis of conscience that many of us with chronic illnesses mid-career will experience at least one time during our careers, if not...

It wasn't even 8 am when my eyes fluttered open. I reached for my phone with one hand, as I rubbed the sleep from my eyes with the other. Then...

Over the last month, my fiancee and I began the painstaking process of moving into our new home. This is my third move since this Crohn’sflare began in 2012. I...

My first appointment trying on wedding dresses didn’t go as planned. The bridal clerk assigned to me at first acted like she heard my needs. I went to her store...

They say searching for your wedding dress should be one of the happiest and most exciting moments of your life. I don’t know who this “They” everyone quotes is exactly...

Ever have one of those days where no matter how hard you planned around it, everything you did to make it right just fell to pieces? As the only member...

When my phone began ringing early-Friday morning, I felt something wasn’t right, but my head was so heavy with sleep I couldn’t quite answer. A little while later it rang...

It was a dark and stormy night. Seriously, it was. The weather matched my mood, exactly. I was not feelin’ the day, and if I had my way I would...