“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…
CHALLENGE:“Good SamaritanWe love random acts of kindness. Write about a time that you benefitted from the kindness of a stranger, or a time when you were the one extending a helping hand. How did you feel? #HAWMC” When I think about Random Acts of Kindness, I think back to last year when I had my colectomy. My colon was…
It was a year ago today that I discovered the #GetYourBellyOut campaign. It started off with one girl, named Sahara who was raising money for IBD. Wanting to participate and be a part of something in the name of IBD awareness, I decided to get my belly out, too! It was about that time that I met @colitisandme. A…
On the 15th, it will be five months since my takedown surgery. I cannot believe how far I have come. It is very humbling. Last time I wrote a post on my progress, it was at the 12 week mark. This has been my experience since then… BY THE WAY, THIS POST CONTAINS DETAILS OF A GRAPHIC NATURE!!! Those…
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