Heartbreaking Things that Well-Intentioned People SayOh you know the drill. You may be sitting there taking it all in and thinking everything those loved ones are saying...reactions1comment
I Stopped Eating Breakfast, What to Watch for in Your LittlesI’ve been trying for years to put the pieces together to figure out when inflammatory bowel disease symptoms began to present. Like...reactions7comments
This Year's Stomach Flu, Part 2!Part 1 of the story can be found here. As I was finishing my tests and waiting for my car to come...reactions1comment
Intimacy & IBD SymptomsIntimacy is not something we talk about often enough when living with IBD. People living with many of the symptoms that come...reactions5comments
Finding JoyHave you ever noticed people will often try to offer solutions? Such as you just need something to occupy you or you...reactions1comment
7 questions to ask your doctor when pregnant with IBDAfter sharing my first and second-trimester pregnancy updates, I thought today I would focus on dealing with your medical team whilst pregnant...reactions2comments
Between Surviving & Thriving - Still Looking for a Middle GroundAs I’ve begun settling into my early 30’s over the past few years, I’ve become increasingly cognizant of my behaviors. This includes...reactions4comments
The Supportive HusbandThe hardest thing about reading my posts if it's your first time is understanding my sense of humor and brutal honesty within...reactionscomments
Ridesharing and IBDWhen I first was diagnosed with Crohn’s, ride sharing was not a thing. I would never get into a cab, as I...reactionscomments
College as a Sixth-Year Senior, a Crohn’s StoryOnce upon a time, I was the youngest student in my college classes. By the time I graduated, I was the oldest...reactionscomments
EmpoweredIf I had to think of one word to describe my year, it would have to be: Empowered. Last year, more than...reactions1comment
IBD & My Significant Other - Part 1Kelly sat down with her significant other to talk about IBD and answer questions. Crohn’s disease. This is something that you know...reactionscomments
Pregnancy Diaries: My Third TrimesterHi all! Wow-doesn't time fly! It doesn't seem like five minutes since I was writing my first-trimester diary and now I am sitting...reactions1comment
Alternative Options for Managing Chronic PainInflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) can cause significant pain in the body, leading many people who live with the condition to seek out...reactionscomments
I Was WrongWhen I was first diagnosed with Inflammatory Bowel Disease, I was extremely uncomfortable, mentally and physically. I'd been experiencing pain, fatigue, blood...reactions6comments
Thoughts that cross my mind as a mom with IBDEach and every day for the past 13.5 years I’ve wondered. Will today be the day? Will today be the start of...reactions1comment
We Get to Carry Baby ORecently, I wrote the post “It’s Okay to be Okay” - a significant realization I’ve come to this year in my life...reactions2comments
Why You Should Double Check Your IV Labels Before Infusions StartLast year, the unthinkable happened at my nephew’s infusion center. His biologic infusion was administered to the wrong person. The person who...reactions1comment
What Your Doctor Says Vs What Your Doctor Really MeansI've been having a lot of conversations with doctors recently and receiving many of those 'follow-up' letters through the post. I'm not...reactions2comments
The Past, The Present & The Future“A reminder, that the past and the presentaren’t separate from one another& that what I went through is still whati’m going through...reactionscomments
