Kelly J.

With Crohn's and ulcerative colitis comes pain, sickness, flares, and so many emotions. Through all of my difficult health struggles, having my service dog Piper by my side has been...

I had a very difficult, complicated year in 2021. I have lived in and out of the hospital due to several health events, learning to live and thrive on enteral...

Despite being actively ill with other diseases, including a troubling GI diagnosis, this is the closest I’ve come to deep and clinical remission in all 17 – going on 18...

Since getting my PICC line and coming off total parenteral nutrition (TPN) in June, my body has been declining rapidly. I’ve chosen to try and keep things private, but it’s...

Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional and my point of view reflects what rheumatologists and gastroenterologists have advised me in the past, in addition to reliable, scholarly resources. Always...

If you missed my first article on TPN, you can find it here: "What Is TPN?" In this article, I'll talk a bit more about the ongoing process of TPN...

You may have heard the acronym “TPN” before, but have you actually known what it stands for and what it is? Here are some TPN questions answered for IBD patients...

I fully confess that lately, in order to avoid thinking about the decline of my own health, I've been doing something I would tell others to absolutely not do, myself...

It seems that every time I go to a doctor or new specialist, I end up walking out with a handful of things - but mostly, acronyms. New diagnoses. Almost...

Missed Part 1 and Part 2 of this series? Check out here what you've missed so far. We last left off talking about how vulnerable we feel when we become...

If you happened to miss Part 1 of this series, please read that first and it will lead you back to how I came to be involved in Home Health...

In Part 1 of 3 in this series, I'll talk about how the after-effects of a health scare became long-term new health issues. I talked about dealing with the physical...

Invisible awareness day; it’s talked about all of the time. We’re aware. Down in the trenches of advocacy and activism in whatever form your's looks like - we’re all just...

Over the last year, I’ve been getting to know an acquaintance who has become a close friend. We share a lot of the same medical struggles, so it was an...