Shawn from Living with Colitis Daily has a great story to tell and a beautiful smile. Here is my interview with her. How old were you when you were diagnosed? Although I had been dealing with my symptoms for many years before, I diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis at 17 years old. How many surgeries have you had? So far…
CHALLENGE: Travel Time. If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go and why? Maybe you’ve already traveled to an exciting place and want to go back. We know that traveling with a chronic illness can be challenging, so any tips for others that you can share would be great! #HAWMC I have decided to create…
A year ago a part of me died. A part of me that I took for granted until it began distancing itself from and rebelling against me. That’s right, I’m talking about my colon. Sometimes I wonder what would have happened had I taken better care of it? What if I’d eaten “right?” What if I didn’t eat candy?…
“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.” –Khalil Gibran I remember growing up seeing a scar on my mother’s abdomen. It’s a large scar to the left of her navel about 10 inches in length. It looks as though someone took a crude knife to her abdomen. My mother had…
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