6 years ago today, I remember standing in my shower in a fit of tears. I was about a year and half into motherhood. I was three years into IBD life post diagnosis. I was two months into life in Texas. I was flaring and I stood holding a fistful…
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Foul, on American Healthcare!
Like most of you living with a chronic illness, the dark cloud of the possibility of health insurance being revoked, is hanging over your head as we step into the new year. Grant it, ACA (Affordable Care Act) is not in fact, affordable for a lot of families. Needless to say,…
They’re Home!!
Some the hardest moments in parenting happens during Winter & Summer break. Especially if you have any type of autoimmune disease that impedes on your mobility & energy and you live in an apartment in the center of the city. Seriously! If I had a backyard, I’d send Jax and…
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The Advocate
Someone once asked me what did I hope to achieve with my advocacy? Did I really believe in change? I answered: “I hope to make the world a little bit better for my son and all the other children that are just as human as my child. And do I…
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Empowerment begins with Congress!
Such a weird title, right? What does your level of empowerment have to do with Congress? Well, after last week’s election most of us were left feeling befuddled, bewildered and blind sighted. Wasn’t so much about the politics. Politicians win and lose all the time and we move on. But…
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thankful
With Thanksgiving coming up, we usually try and take this time to reflect on all the amazing things in our life. But recently I’ve been thinking and thinking and thinking some more. It wasn’t necessarily sparked by the season of giving, I’ve just been inside of my head. Thinking. Mostly…