IBD & Fertility: Let's Talk about StigmaNow that I’ve shared my journey to motherhood, and talked about the emotional parallels between IBD and infertility, there’s another piece of...reactions2comments
Keeping Your Disease Private Impacts CaregiversWhen I first started talking openly about my journey with ulcerative colitis, the title of my blog was “Keeping Things Inside Is...reactions2comments
IBD & Fertility: Emotional ParallelsIn my last post, I talked about my journey to motherhood with Crohn’s disease. After nearly a year of trying to conceive...reactionscomments
Managing My Stress These Days!Oh wow, these days it has been crazy busy in my life, and I am paying for it. I find myself running...reactions1comment
How Unpredictability Affects AnimalsIn March, my husband and I brought home a 6 week old puppy. Ollie is the cutest thing we have ever seen...reactions1comment
#FL - Friendship For LifeWith IBD, I’ve found that it's the little things that matter most. In fact, I’ve learned that something as insignificant as a...reactionscomments
Guilt of Failing MedsLet's talk about an uncomfortable topic today: when medications fail you.. rather when YOU failed medications. There is much guilt, anger, and denial...reactions1comment
31 Days of Awareness - 31 Things About MarisaFor the final day of Crohn's and Colitis Awareness month, we asked Marisa - our phenomenal contributor and IBD advocate - 31...reactionscomments
Does All The Trial And Error We Go Through Impact The Ways We Communicate With Our Loved Ones About Their Own Health?Most people who have suffered from a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) for a significant amount of time have seen countless...reactions1comment
Physical Therapy after the VentTwenty days on life support was the result of Crohn’s. MERSA and staff infection had taken over my body in the spring...reactionscomments
My Feelings on Using ADA Accommodations at Large EventsIn my last post, I talked about Securing ADA Accommodations at Large Events, and listed some of the benefits to asking for...reactionscomments
Being the Sick FriendThe unspoken label no one wants, but is referred to anyway.. the "sick" friend. Not everyone has one, but in a world full...reactions1comment
Therapy - Does it Work? Part 1For years, I struggled to figure out what went wrong with my surgeries. Why did I spend over a year fighting for...reactions1comment
Stares at a PICC LineI got my PICC line about 2 months ago after several hospital stays during the month of April. Due to the only...reactions2comments
World Ostomy Day To Me Part 1What does World Ostomy Day mean to me? I grew up in a family where we didn’t talk or acknowledge that my...reactionscomments
World Ostomy Day To Me Part 2Read the first part of this article: World Ostomy Day to Me Part 1 What does World Ostomy Day mean to me?...reactionscomments
MRI in IBDOften when your Gastroenterologist orders imaging, CT scans may be the first recommended course for assessment of IBD, but according to the...reactions3comments
The HolidaysEvery Fall, the “High Holidays” in Judaism is upon us. Since I practice this religion, it is a time spent in synagogue...reactions2comments
When Loss is so RealThe IBD Community has suffered so much loss lately. So many young warriors have lost their battles against this disease. Horrifying isn’t...reactions3comments
Securing ADA Accommodations at Large EventsBefore I began experiencing symptoms of Crohn’s disease, I really enjoyed going to large gatherings such as concerts, performances, conventions, and sporting...reactions2comments
