I was first diagnosed in September/October 2013. For years before, I was being treated for low B12, low Vitamin D, and especially for mystery migraines. Looking back I can tie almost every issue I’ve had into the constellation of IBD events. IBD kicks the shins of every part of your body. I’m still reeling over the laundry list of…
“He knows a hero when he sees one. Too few characters out there, flying around like that, saving old girls like me. And Lord knows, kids like Henry need a hero. Courageous, self-sacrificing people. Setting examples for all of us. Everybody loves a hero. People line up for them, cheer them, scream their names. And years later, they’ll tell how they…
“Some people care too much. I think it’s called love.” –Winnie the Pooh November is caregiver awareness month. Those of us with Inflammatory Bowel Disease have all had caregivers to some degree at one point or another. Husbands, wives, Moms, Dads, siblings, grandparents, nurses and doctors; they’ve all been caregivers and helped us get though some of our darkest…
“Oh! So you poop a lot…?”“Yeah, I had a really bad stomach bug last year, I know exactly how you feel.”“You don’t look sick…”Phrases like these can make any person with Crohn’s Disease or Ulcerative Colitis furious. These phrases, on the surface, can seem demeaning, insulting and downright hurtful. My response to this? Don’t be too hard on these…
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