Dear Vice…It’s me, Jaxon. Yes, that’s right my little political preschooler exercised his right as an American Citizen in March 2014 when he asked me to help him write a letter to the Vice President of the United States. And it wasn’t just some little, “Hi, how are you”, type of…
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Flare Up Food Favorite
Salt-less, oil-less, skinless steamed or baked chicken. Saltless, butter-less mashed potatoes or white rice. And unseasoned, butter-less cooked carrots. no flavor. no creativity. no nothing! This is the flare up diet. The most taste you get is from the gatorade or cucumber infused water you are allowed to drink. And…
Some Heroes Wear Colostomy Bags
Whether you are apart of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease community or not, by now you’ve probably heard of Bethany Townsend, the former model who bared her two colostomy bags at the encouragement of her husband while on vacation. Her picture came across my timeline from The Colitis & Crohn’s UK…
Tricky Business of Feeding The Baby
The first time someone brought up feeding Hippo solids, it felt like a needle scratching the album. Cereal! Puree! Breastmilk! Allergies! Formula! Ounces! Spoonfuls! AAAAAHHHH!!! Feeding your child from your breast or going along the instructions they give you when you leave the hospital about creating formula bottles, is pretty…
Life As I Know It
It’s been weeks since you’ve heard from me. Mostly because it’s been weeks that I have functioned without some sort of challenge. Let’s see the last you heard from me I had received my first Remicade infusion treatment. That is when it all got rather…nutty, as Hippo would say. Within…
Infusion Madness
June 3rd, 2014, 3:30am: I look at the clock on my computer, that’s what it reads. It’s late…or rather it’s early. But I smile because I can finally feel my eye lids starting to droop. Once again it’s been a night of chronic pain and no sleep. It’s also the…