This summer I took my J-Pouch on a multi level vacation that included flights and road trips through the Texas heat & storms. Vacationing with children and IBD can be daunting. The unpredictability of it all. But since Hippo has been born, traveling has been something I’ve tried to maintain….
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Surviving Summer & the 4th of July
I’m about as patriotic as they come. I love my country. I love our flag & symbols of patriotism. I love the pomp & circumstance surrounding the 4th of July. What I don’t like is, having an autoimmune disease in middle of summer. I love being outdoors. But too often…
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The Mean Green Mom
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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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…
