Anonymously Brave: Poo is Taboo This week my story was featured on the Today Show’s website and Facebook page. The week before last, Susan James called me for an interview. At the time, I didn’t think much of it… I’ve been interviewed before, but most of those interviews were for smaller, lesser-known websites. Never anything so well-known as the…
Medical Alert IDs Today I want to write about something that has been on my mind for a while: Medical ID Cards and Medical ID Jewelry. I highly recommend you consider investing in a Medical Alert ID of some kind. After being diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, it never occurred to me to consider carrying around a list of medications. Let alone a…
Are You Really That Sick? Your colon is screaming at you and you can’t stay out of the bathroom. You can’t hold any food or water down. Your joints feel like they are performing some cruel black magic on you. You’re malnourished, dehydrated and anemic. Your hair is falling out and your face is puffed up like a balloon….
IBD Olympic Champions It was a great week in the IBD community. Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis patients erupted with pride as two swimmers (both IBD Olympic Champions) competing in the Olympics in Rio this week won silver medals. I have written several pieces about success stories and IBD. I know that not all of us are healthy enough…
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