This past year has tested my strength in many ways. Within a few weeks of one another my uncle, my mother’s friend and my grandmother all passed away. My grandmother’s passing was my absolute breaking point. Having to help my aunt with my grandmother’s preparations and all that comes with…
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Flare up Fun!
Love the title? Sounds impossible, right? No, I’m not being sarcastic at all. There are ways you and your little one can still spend a day having a great time with one another. It was much easier to have flare ups when Hippo was an infant because he had his…
Happy Birthday ‘Merica!
Today is one of my favorite holidays! Not just because I’m a American politics and history junkie. Not just because I’m a Patriot. And not just because I absolutely love fireworks. I love this holiday for most of the reasons I love other holidays, it’s an excellent excuse for people to…
Some Heroes Wear Colostomy Bags
Whether you are apart of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease community or not, by now you’ve probably heard of Bethany Townsend, the former model who bared her two colostomy bags at the encouragement of her husband while on vacation. Her picture came across my timeline from The Colitis & Crohn’s UK…
Infusion Madness
June 3rd, 2014, 3:30am: I look at the clock on my computer, that’s what it reads. It’s late…or rather it’s early. But I smile because I can finally feel my eye lids starting to droop. Once again it’s been a night of chronic pain and no sleep. It’s also the…
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…