Before I begin this post, I want to remind everyone that I am not a doctor or have any medical training whatsoever. I am simply a patient who shares her experiences living with a number of chronic illnesses (Inflammatory Bowel Disease being the main one that I discuss) with whoever will listen! Anyway. Having said […]
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Guest Post: Being a Caregiver For Yourself
Do you ever think of yourself as a caregiver? Not for your children. Or aging parents. Or for any adored animals. But as a caregiver for you- a person with a Chronic Illness. To be honest, I hadn’t either until recently. When you’ve been so sick, for so long, the unimaginable becomes familiar, everyday even. […]
Some Things We Just Never Forget as an IBD or Chronic Illness Patient
“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 […]
Chronic Illness Makes You Do Some Soul Searching
Believing that everything happens for a reason is something I feel pretty strongly about. In some ways, I always felt this way but as the years of suffering following my ulcerative colitis diagnosis continued without any end in sight, I started to wonder. I began wondering how that belief system could even pan out with […]
Latest Video on New IBD / Chronic Illness Vlogging Series
After just writing about The Realties of IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease) video series, I wanted to share a link to the latest one. The title is ” Are You Ever Too Old To Have Someone Help You?” Always love feedback so let me know what you think by either emailing me marisa@JournalingIBD.org (I will get back […]