Paul Richman
Paul Richman is an elementary school teacher that battles through the every day struggles of Crohn's. His remarkable story of fighting to stay alive in the early stages of the disease is unique. Because of his long stay in the hospital he has develop endless friendships with nurses and doctors citywide.
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Having Crohn’s, you have to be prepared. I always have a bag of clothes and of course toilet paper
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You can have the best insurance, with all the perks. You can have low copays and low deductibles (I don’t
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In life, we all have goals. As we approach the new year, I always make goals for myself that will
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Before I was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, I really hated using the bathroom, especially if it wasn’t my own.
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Being a teacher has its pros and cons. Cons are that you deal with student’s behavior that can be
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As everybody was preparing to have people over to the house to celebrate their holiday, I was preparing for a
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The pain in my stomach at times was unbearable. I felt like my stomach was going to pop from
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Recently, my father has had trouble regulating his diet for his diabetes. To help him with his diet, my
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My fellow inflammatory bowel disease people, you all can relate that we have been through a handful of doctors.
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As we dawn on Thanksgiving, a few things come to mind. Food, football, family, and fun! When having
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Oh wow, these days it has been crazy busy in my life, and I am paying for it. I find
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Twenty days on life support was the result of Crohn’s. MERSA and staff infection had taken over my body
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For years, I struggled to figure out what went wrong with my surgeries. Why did I spend over
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Every Fall, the “High Holidays” in Judaism is upon us. Since I practice this religion, it is a time spent
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I recently wrote about how I was having trouble getting an accommodation plan for me at work. For those
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Over the summer, my fiancé approached me and said, “Paul you can’t focus, nor sit still.” I agreed with her
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I often think how much time I spend in the bathroom. I often want to keep a log of
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Last weekend we had our first house guests at my new townhouse. My fiancé and I welcomed her sister and
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I try to make doctor appointments fun. We know as Crohn’s patients, just like other patients, going to
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I had my first colonoscopy in November of 2006. It seemed pretty routine and my gastroenterologist at the
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