End the Burn: World IBD Day 2017

World IBD Day 2017 Here we are again. This is my third year participating in World IBD and I am SO excited! Awareness and advocacy is my passion and any chance to get a little extra awareness in is always good. So what is World IBD Day? According to WorldIBDDay.org, it’s a day led by world-wide patient organizations and…

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Baby Ninja, World IBD Day & J-Pouch Pregnancy

It’s just emotion that’s taken me over… Ok, so I know last week I talked about my thoughts on how my advocacy would be affected by a new baby. This week, I have more thoughts and emotions as it relates to pregnancy, j-pouch life and childbirth I feel like I need to discuss. Thank you again for listening to more…

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Advocacy Efforts Moving Forward

The Future of Colitis Ninja Time Overwhelmingly Flies I’ve been doing so much thinking lately. This is going to be a bit of a rambling post (sorry). These past 25 weeks have sped by faster than I ever could have imagined. Prenatal appointments, nursery preparation, and advocacy efforts are only a handful of things I have going on right now….

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Looking Back at 3 Years Ago

Me? A Mom? I’ve never really thought of myself as the motherly type. Don’t get me wrong; babies are cute and all that. But I’ve never been drawn to them like most women are. I don’t go ga ga whenever I see a random baby.  I’ve never had baby fever. In fact, the maternal pull seems to have skipped…

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