I was just looking through my blog and realized I have never wrote a post about today’s monumental day. Twelve years ago today, I had my colon removed in an effort to “cure” my ulcerative colitis. I can’t believe how naive my parents and I all were but ya know what? I wouldn’t have had […]
Tag Archives: anniversary
My Ostomy Just Turned 3: What Makes This One Different?
I didn’t want my ostomy’s third birthday to go by without at least a short blog post. I did tweet about this date as you can see here: But for those of you who don’t follow me on twitter ( @JournalingIBD ) and even for those of you who do, I still wanted to […]
My Parents Have Been Married for 34 Years…
Today is my parents anniversary. They met the second week of freshman year of college and have been together ever since. As soon as I was old enough to know a little about the world, I knew I wanted what my parents had one day. I knew I wanted someone who would always be there […]
Before This – After This
This sentence is going to probably be one that only fellow IBDers can understand or read without thinking WHAT THE F… ; ) Today is eleven years since I went to the bathroom “normally.” I have a lot of dates that I will most likely never forget. Yesterday and today are two anniversary days; not […]
Two years with this new ostomy
July 27th was two years with this ileostomy. I didn’t feel the need to write an anniversary post about it. I definitely acknowledged the day but it was more in my head than anything else. When I had my first ileostomy as a teenager, I named it “BB” which stood for belly butt. My dad […]