A “Good Doctor” To Me
I had the pleasure of attending yet another Patient Advisory Board meeting. I love doing these types of things. I …
Shawn Bethea
It’s Okay To Love Yourself
I spent years hating myself. I hated myself for being sick. I hated myself for being different. I hated myself …
3 Things Traveling Taught Me About Myself
Over the past a few months or so I decided I wanted to travel. The decision …
What I Don’t Say
Once you’ve lived with a chronic illness for a while, you get a lot of compliments. People admire you …
New Year’s Resolutions
This year has been hard. I honestly can’t say it’s been a good year. It’s been a long one. It’s …
Tips For Dating With IBD
This past weekend I did an interview and one of the questions asked what advice would I give to someone …
Can’t Sleep? This is For You
I’ve already discussed how challenging of the year 2018 has been for me. Physically it hasn’t been the worst, but …
Your Mental Health is Equally Important
Holidays can be a fun and happy time of the year, but for many people, it can also be …
5 Tips For Traveling with IBD
Traveling with Inflammatory Bowel Disease can be tricky and very complicated. Traveling internationally even more-so. It can be hard …
Relationships and IBD: Holiday Edition
Holidays can be a complicated time of the year, especially for those of us living with Inflammatory Bowel …
Holidays and Eating Restrictions
This year I celebrated the holidays with some in-laws I’d never met before. They knew nothing of me. These were …
Roommates: Blessing or Curse? | Part 1
Living with any form of Inflammatory Bowel Disease makes life much more complicated than it would normally be. Learning …
Being Productive with IBD
Living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease is very complicated. On one hand, you want to defy the odds. You want …
Depression
Depression won’t ever be overly-discussed. Depression is not like an outfit that will go out of style. Depression is …
Just A Call Away
With all of the stressors that Inflammatory Bowel Disease brings into my life, one thing that does bring …
Why Me?
Living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease, there were so many days I felt so discouraged. There were so many times …
Traveling and IBD
Traveling with Inflammatory Bowel Disease is always interesting. Especially so when bringing up the topic of international travel! …
We Need To Look Out For The Kids
Although I am not a parent impacted by Inflammatory Bowel Disease, I was a child with Ulcerative …
Surgery Isn’t The “Easy Way Out”
The other day I was watching one of my favorite shows. It’s a medical show. A guy came in with …
Someone I Once Knew
I knew someone a while ago. She and I actually met in the hospital. She was special. She was …