“Just think about it Ris. By this time tomorrow you would be all finished with the hard stuff. You’ll relax then get back to swimming and move on from whatever this was.” My dad said those words to me on the eve of my IBD diagnosis… 15 years ago today. It just goes to show […]
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13 years and Counting
Today is 13 years since I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. I remember everything about June and July of 2000. It is pretty incredibly how I have managed to black out so many things and yet, somehow these memories are so ingrained in my mind. I remember sitting in my living room with my parents […]
Weekend of Anniversaries Part 2
I spoke yesterday about how this past weekend was two anniversary dates for me. Saturday was the date of my first kock pouch surgery. Sunday, January 6th was the date of my second surgery. I had my first surgery in August when I was 15 years old. I had a total colectomy and a Jpouch […]
Weekend of Anniversaries Part 1
This weekend has been two days of anniversaries. Saturday, January 5th was the date of my first kock pouch surgery and Sunday, January 6th was the date of my second surgery which was my first ileostomy. It is too overwhelming for me to talk about each day in one post so I decided to break […]