Some of you may know about Hippo’s love of national news stations & it’s journalists. I was the exact same way when I was growing up. In fact, I am still quite in love with Peter Jennings! Of course I’ve also grown to love Chris Cuomo, Don Lemon, Arthel Neville,…
Tag: education
To Remove Or Not To Remove…That Is The ?
I’m actually not really sure how to start this post. It’s such a sensitive subject for most IBD patients. The subject of colorectal surgery. And although I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis 6 years ago, I have only become really familiar with all the terms and procedures two years ago,…
Museum Love!
Even though for most families, the weekends are a time to do fun things, if you have an autoimmune disease it seems like you spend the entire weekend recuperating from the week or trying to find things that are easy and cheap to do with the kids. Yes, I know…
Dear Dr. King
Dearest Dr. King, Happy Birthday, sir. We’ve come to another year of celebrating you and all that you did and stood for. Once a year we take a moment to reflect on the progress and celebrate it. Once a year we take a beat to exhale, reflect and gear up…
Crohn’s & Colitis Awareness Week
This week starts off Crohn’s & Colitis Awareness Week. I love this week! It isn’t just a time to educate and advocate for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, but a time to celebrate those of us who have been affected by this disease. Whether you are a patient, caregiver, supporter or…
It’s The Infant Dancey Dance Time!
Well, okay so infants & toddlers can’t really dance, but they can wiggle..jiggle…criggle?? That’s a combination of a crawl and a…nevermind. But because of those dudes Scott Shultz & Christian Jacobs (of one of my favorite bands, The Aquabats), you know exactly what I’m talking about when I say dancey dance,…