New Year's ResolutionsThis year has been hard. I honestly can't say it's been a good year. It's been a long one. It's been a...reactionscomments
Flying With An Ostomy? It's Okay To Speak Up!I had a new experience while traveling with my ostomy about a month ago. I do want to say that flying with...reactions5comments
Holidays Are For Healthcare Providers, TooHappy holidays everyone; it's insane how fast 2017 passed by. In honor of the holidays and December being my 3 year anniversary...reactions1comment
8 realities of Christmas with Crohn's DiseaseThe nights are dark and the weather is crisp. Which means we are officially on the countdown to the festive season! There's...reactions2comments
Fear of Expecting the BestHave you ever been afraid of being positive? Afraid of having high expectations of yourself or your body? Solely because you know...reactions4comments
It's Okay To Love YourselfI spent years hating myself. I hated myself for being sick. I hated myself for being different. I hated myself for being...reactionscomments
When Your Life Comes Crashing DownWhen I was first diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, I didn’t take it seriously. I thought all I had to do was take...reactions3comments
Don’t Neglect Yourself This Holiday SeasonWell, here we are, another year has come and gone and we’re about to enter the holiday season! The holiday seasons are...reactionscomments
The Awareness, I Love ItIt may just be my lack of watching television or popular shows, but lately, I've really been seeing a lot of good...reactions4comments
How to Be the Best Companion While Living with IBDThis has crossed my mind a million times. If it were the other way around, and my husband was the one with...reactions3comments
Why I Dyed My Hair Purple For IBD AwarenessFirst I would like to thank Julia Matos for this amazing idea. It was her post on my Facebook timeline that inspired...reactions1comment
Crohn's Becomes Part of Your IdentityEditor's note: Between the pain, symptoms, flares, and other daily challenges, life with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is hard. We want to...reactionscomments
The Importance of Reliable InformationEditor's note: Between the pain, symptoms, flares, and other daily challenges, life with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is hard. We want to...reactionscomments
Awareness Days are Every Day for MeHere we are, in the middle of summer now, and another World IBD Day has come and gone. I know many IBD...reactions1comment
What I Don't SayOnce you've lived with a chronic illness for a while, you get a lot of compliments. People admire you for dealing with...reactions2comments
Missing OutWhen I was 15 I ran away from home. The stress from that triggered a 10kg loss within 2 weeks of my...reactions1comment
The Gym, Me, and IBDIt's 4am and I'm just getting home from the gym. This was my first time going back in a while. I honestly...reactionscomments
When People Say "At least it's not cancer"“At least it’s not cancer” is a phrase that many IBD patients hear when talking about their lifelong, chronic condition. I really...reactions6comments
What it was like to be hospitalized as a momWhen you live with Crohn's you learn to expect the unexpected. The unpredictability of the disease is a constant reminder that the...reactions1comment
Bathrooms AbroadIn my last article, I started to talk about how my wife and I traveled to Greece to celebrate our honeymoon. I...reactions1comment