Saturday October 6th is World Ostomy Day and because of my reversal surgery last Saturday, it looks like I will be celebrating it without an Ostomy! Yes y’all it would seem that the Colitis/Ostomy chapter of my life has closed with the taking down of my Ileostomy. But that doesn’t…
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A Spoon Full Of Reality Helps The Medicine Go Down
I have to say that God knew what he was doing when he guided my spirit to my mother. She is the best person to mentor me through this life. I don’t see it everyday, but sometimes my heart opens up and I hear her. I heard her tonight. My…
The Naked Surgical Truth: The J-Pouch Chapter
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!…
New Life, New Attitude…New Colon
Tomorrow morning is the big day. Tomorrow I will have surgery number 2 out of 3 where I will become the new proud owner of a ileopouch, more commonly known on the street as a J-Pouch. Basically I gets a new colon as a belated birthday present. I’m that much…
Not Your Ordinary Cornerstore
Most of you know about my love affair with food by how much I write about it…or if you know me, how much of it I consume! LOL! Food to me is more than fuel. But at the end of the day it is fuel and that’s something we forget…
ReVisited Fatherhood
Today was an interesting day. But I have to say that everyday since my diagnosis that I’ve spoken with my father has been interesting. I don’t know if I would call me and my father’s relationship estranged, wouldn’t be quite accurate. I know my father. We have memories together. I…