When Patient Becomes Caregiver

I know I’ve been a little absent lately. There are a lot of things I wanted to accomplish this week. Things kinda started off rough this year and I’m a little uh… stressed? To say the least. On New Year’s Eve, Dave was diagnosed with prediabetes. This could be caused by a more serious condition that could cause permanent…

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New Perspectives for 2016

I sat alone in chapel that day. This was not an unusual occurrence. I had often found myself sitting alone in chapel, in the cafeteria, chilling in my dorm room. I wasn’t necessarily a loner… but I was definitely never one to run with the crowd. I always felt rejected. Unimportant. I didn’t have fancy clothes. I didn’t look…

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REFLECTING ON AWARENESS WEEK: My Heart is Full

So we have concluded IBD Awareness Week 2015. First “business” – Danielle Blocker won the #IBDninja Prize Pack. CONGRATULATIONS DANIELLE! I’m hoping to send that out today or tomorrow, but will definitely let you know. Next… There are hardly words to describe how I’m feeling at the moment. All I can really say with any certainty is that my…

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Sarah’s Story

Guest Post by Sarah C. For someone who loves to talk as much as I do, it sounds strange to say that I often don’t want to talk about my IBD. If you follow my Twitter, you’ll see that the majority of my posts have something to do with inflammatory bowel disease. I’m pretty outspoken about the disease itself,…

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