living with j-pouch

Some Unicorns Have IBD

Living with inflammatory bowel disease as a parent can make you feel less than worthy. However, your kids see you and maybe that’s enough.

I always feel like summer is the worse time to have an autoimmune disease. I can deal with the arthritis in the winter because it can be healed with anti-inflammatories and pain meds. But the heat brings a whole different kind of element to your daily situation. Especially if you are having a flare up […]

Say What?! I Found My Hips!!

Alert! Alert! Alert!! I found my hips!! Yes, you read right! My hips are back! I would post a pic, but I’m afraid I might be flooded with King Magazine photo shoot offers! HA! Okay, so they aren’t that prominent, but there are there! And if you are looking closely and long enough, you will […]

That Ostomy Life!

I suppose this is the year for random recognition in national magazines. First my photos were in Jet magazine and now my life with an Ostomy got me in another one! That’s right kids, someone thought my story was interesting enough to write about…as if I don’t do that enough already! But this outlet actually […]

A Crazy Mommy Roadtrip

Because I am a crazy person outside of being a crazy mother, I took a roadtrip with my toddler four weeks post j-pouch surgery! I know, I know… but it’s not like you didn’t have a warning, these are the chronicles of a crazy creole mommy! I’m sitting here completely exhausted wondering, why? Why would […]

Holiday Travel With An Uncooperative Colon

Here come the Holidays. The last 5 holidays for me were a total drag. In the sense that I consistently had a flare up making it hard to really enjoy festivities! And even harder to travel! But I’ve learned somethings over the years, especially after having Jax. Traveling with a child is already a process […]