Surviving a terrible disease takes more than wearing colored ribbons and using #Survivor in all of your social media updates. It takes fearlessness and gumption. Beating the disease is not just the act of getting rid of it. What do you do after the last dose of medication? The last…
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New Yumminess!
Sometimes living with Colitis/Crohn’s you find that food can be a source of frustration. Some weeks you can eat what you want with mild restrictions, but for the most part it’s mashed potatoes, fish and cooked down vegetables! Sometimes you can switch it up with a fresh juices or whatever,…
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Happy UnBirthday To Me!
No it is not my birthday. However, yesterday we did celebrate my SECOND BIRTHDAY as my mom calls it. April 7th marks the day my life changed forever! It’s the day I had my total colectomy. I closed my eyes April 7th in the worse pain I had ever experienced,…
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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…
This Crazy Mama Is A Happy Mama
I guess you can say I have come to completely embrace this whole stay at home mommy thing! I’ve joined the playgroups. I blog about my crazy mommy life. I volunteer for my son’s school activities. I do playdates. And now I’m pushing healthy family products. That’s right, THIS Crazy…
End Of A Diseased Era
It’s interesting looking back on my life with Colitis. For the past few months I’ve been obsessed with remembering moments and symptoms and comparing notes. I’m not really sure why. Maybe I’m trying to get a handle on a why and how. Why it happened? And how did it get…