When I was growing up my step father and I bonded over music and baseball, which is interesting because my biological father and I also bonded over baseball and music. I’ve always loved the game. I got to play it for a little while, but not like I wanted too….
Category: Random Thoughts
Crohn's & Colitis
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Dear Congress…
Dear Congress, Trying to figure out something for my mom. Since you’ve decided that $8b over the next five years is suitable for high risk pools. When a large state like mine houses me, my son and my youngest brother (all with chronic conditions), and we max out of our…
Crazy Creole Mommy Fav
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That one time I was, Cured.
This week I am celebrating the 5th anniversary of my colectomy. The surgery was done on April 7, 2012. But, April 3rd, was the first day I had ever heard the word, Cure, associated with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. There was this cure to IBD that people were getting. The removal…
Crohn's & Colitis
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If we are being honest…
If I am totally honest, most of the time it isn’t so bad living with a very small amount of guts and a modified lifestyle. I’ve gotten use to it. I’ve made great friends. My life, my work…it’s all okay. But then some days, it really sucks. I mean, bottom…
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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…