“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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Thoughts About Uneducated Patients … would love feedback
We look down on those uneducated patients for not understanding their disease; Especially veteran patients who are trying to create accurate awareness for a disease that has plagued them for years. In addition, getting rid of some of the myths that are out there about Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis is incredibly important. If the […]
We all Need to Have an Experimental Phase
When I switched therapists after needing a new perspective, within ten minutes of my appointment with her, she said I needed to be in an “experimental phase” for a little while. I needed to stop searching for my path and get out there and try new things, get an idea of what I like, what […]
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 […]
Superstition (separate from #NHBPM)
I have become increasingly superstitious over the years. I think as my belief in God and religion started to decrease in intensity, I started searching for something else to cling to. I have talked about needing a higher power on this blog a few times in this post http://keepingthingsinsideisbadformyhealth.wordpress.com/2012/09/27/it-is-never-too-late-to-start-believing/. I have also been realizing that […]