I thought I would break, but apparently I just bend with a little pressure.
Tag: Mommy

Last Year in my 3rd Decade
It’s my birthday. 39 years on the earth. One kid. Three surgeries. Five conditions. One life and I’m eager to live the rest of it!

Just Brooke. Just Mom. Just Crazy Creole Mommy.
This Crohn’s & Colitis Awareness Week, I reflect on my journey and share some advice with newly diagnosed patients.

My Grown Baby
Today was Hippo’s first day back at school about 3 weeks after his friends. Because Hippo started at a new school. That’s right, Hippo has started the 3rd grade at a brand new school where he knows no one and the schedule is completely different. I think I was more…

Post Mother’s Day Post
Two weeks ago, my best friend, also a mother living with IBD, asked my opinion of The Perfect Mother’s Day. I began to text my response but stopped. I realized I had no idea what The Perfect Mother’s Day is. No one had ever asked. And I had never really…

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….