…My name is Brooke Abbott and I have IBD. I realize that most of you reading this are new to the Chronicles and so the time has come for me to re-tell my tale. What you may find is that it’s similar to yours, or yours and perhaps yours…
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Hello. I’m Brooke Abbott & I have IBD
After you have a baby you are ushered into this lovely sorority sisterhood of, Mommy Life. And like any type of group there will be the people you connect with and the people you don’t. But no matter what, you are apart of this club with a life long membership….
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The Giant Pat On The Back
For the past five years I’ve been in the trenches of the political, miscommunication and awareness fight of advocating for patients living IBD. I am the unlikely advocate. I was a private person & I’m not the most knowledgeable person when it comes to science. But I made a connection with…
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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…
Taking It To Facebook Live
If you follow me on Facebook, you know Hippo & I love to utilize the new Facebook Live status updating mechanism! It’s a great way to interact with people in real time! I’ve been using it for fun and for advocacy. TONIGHT, I will use it for advocacy. Last week,…
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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,…