How IBD has Amplified my Empathy...Having become chronically ill nearly a decade ago, I’ve learned so much about how I process disease, hardship, and other challenges in...reactions2comments
With IBD, are sometimes the 'what ifs' worse than the reality?...I'm not going to lie. As I'm typing this, I'm having one of these evenings when I get caught in a 'what...reactions1comment
When Are You Having a Baby?...No more than five minutes after my best friend decreed, “You may kiss the bride,” it happened. My little cousin ran up...reactions1comment
Heartbreaking Things that Well-Intentioned People Say...Oh 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 Littles...I’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 Symptoms...Intimacy is not something we talk about often enough when living with IBD. People living with many of the symptoms that come...reactions5comments
Finding Joy...Have 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 IBD...After 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 Ground...As 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 Husband...The 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 IBD...When 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 Story...Once upon a time, I was the youngest student in my college classes. By the time I graduated, I was the oldest...reactionscomments
40+ Years of IBD, 2 years of Pyoderma Gangrenosum...When I got out of the Navy I was in good health, but found out a few years later that I had...reactions3comments
Empowered...If I had to think of one word to describe my year, it would have to be: Empowered. Last year, more than...reactions1comment
Pyoderma gangrenosum...I have been dealing with a very rare disease. I have had Crohn's disease since 1998 and in 2000 I had to...reactions8comments
Living with no answers...I was diagnosed with Crohn's-Colitis last year. I've had symptoms all my life, but they were always played off as being a...reactions1comment
Long Road...I went years un-diagnosed, many doctors telling me it was in my head. I was persistent enough to keep asking questions and...reactions6comments
Crohn's kicks my butt...I have had Crohn's all of my life, but was not diagnosed officially until two years ago. Before I was diagnosed, I...reactions5comments
My story, waiting for a diagnosis....It all started 10 weeks ago. It was 4 days before Christmas and I started to suffer with diarrhea. It was very...reactions4comments
