Tag: parenting with colitis

Day 2

Posted on July 26, 2016 By Brooke Abbott Abron

Day 2 in Philadelphia was the actual convention. For the first day we pretty much rested at our hotel. Which was great because they have a great restaurant and outdoor patio area. Plus, apparently this place is filled to the brim with Pokemon. So, if you’re traveling with the kids…

Year 2

Posted on April 7, 2014 By Brooke Abbott Abron

As my Uncle Adam would say, Well…Well…WELL…!! Here we are, marking year 2 of the total colectomy. My colon has been out of my body for two whole years now. Crazy! You’re probably wondering, how am I feeling, right? Well…right now at this very moment, physically, not so great. But…

Someone Told Me NOT To Write About This…

Posted on September 9, 2012October 30, 2012 By Brooke Abbott Abron

…So I will! Right now there is someone sitting on their couch, not bathed, surrounded by baby items with dried spit up on their neck and wrists, hair hasn’t been conditioned in weeks and they haven’t slept in what feels like years. She’s sitting there trying to make sense of…

Go For It

Posted on August 17, 2012 By Brooke Abbott Abron

Alright so I just sent in my application to Chopped as a Mom Amateur Cook. Not even joking! I am so serious right now. I had been thinking about it for some time, but it just seemed unrealistic with everything I had going on. But then I saw the ad…

Tackling The Heat & Having Fun

Posted on August 10, 2012 By Brooke Abbott Abron

One of the frustrating things about having a disease like Colitis or Crohn’s…or really anything that takes your energy, it seems to get worse when it’s very hot. You know that kind of hot where you can smell the heat? Where you start to sweat at the thought of going…

The Naked Surgical Truth: The J-Pouch Chapter

Posted on August 5, 2012 By Brooke Abbott Abron

Well hello again everyone!! It’s been about a week now since I received my new improved colon, also known as Ileal-pouch but more commonly known as the J-Pouch. You might be wondering how I feel…well, to be perfectly bluntly honest, I feel horrible! This shit HURTS! Like for real, Ouch!…