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…
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Day 19 and counting…
It’s officially the 19th day of Hippo leaving and I am…well… I don’t know what to do. I’m confused by life. I mean, I’m getting work done and everything. But that’s just it…I’m getting everything done. I don’t have anyone yelling my name every five seconds. I eat my food…
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…
5 Things You Shouldn’t Say To An IBD Patient
The experience of living with a chronic illness doesn’t just effect the patient, but also their parents, spouses, friends, family, caregivers and children. Everyone is trying to figure it all out and wanna help. And for the most part, the patient is grateful for the support. But with the everyday…
Autism Awareness
Autism. Autism is such a widely known word, but the definition gets lost in translation. What most people think is associated with Autism, actually isn’t. Most behavior that people associate with Autism is actually wrong. Most people have more encounters with people who have Autism, than they realize. So, why…
Crazy Creole Lobbying Mommy
Follow me on Twitter and Instagram to see what I’m doing in Washington D.C. for Crohn’s & Colitis! I’m getting my Mr. Smith on and standing up for Inflammatory Bowel Disease patients on The Hill with the Digestive Disease National Coalition March 2nd-March 3rd. To stay involved in all that’s…