Mama Ninja Tells All!

So this week I want to talk to you about Mama Ninja. I got the scoop from her about her diagnosis story and permission to share it with you guys! Enjoy this Q & A session… *** Colitis Ninja (CN): How old were you when you started getting symptoms? Mama Ninja (MN): The first I remember having symptoms, I was about…

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The False Sense of Security in Diagnosis

This past week on the 16th, I hit a milestone. I have officially been diagnosed with ulcerative colitis for five years now. It’s hard to believe that much time has gone by since then. A lot has changed in my life. I have changed. I went through my Facebook posts of life post-diagnosis. I was very naive. Being told that…

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Loving a Prednisone Psycho

So, tomorrow is Valentine’s Day. There are definitely divided opinions on the holiday. Some despise it because they are forced to watch all the star-crossed lovers get all lovey-dovey. I know because I was one of those people at one point in time. Then there are those who, for whatever reason, like to vandalize it for everybody else by talking…

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Trees: A Guest Post from Jacklyn

This week’s blog post comes from Jacklyn from FlareupHope.com. In honor of Caregiver Month, I have asked her to blog about support. If you haven’t yet, please check out her blog and follow her on Twitter (@flareuphope). She’s super sweet and friendly… Not to mention beautiful!!! Jacklyn from FlareupHope.com shows us her “Tree” pose!!! I’ve been attempting to write…

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