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 […]
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You Can’t Know Until You’ve Been There
I spoke yesterday about why I hadn’t written as much as usual. I wanted to write a little more since it always helps me to expunge some of these feelings that I have kept buried for a good number of months. When Gran’s disease started progressing, she started developing some GI issues. Without going into details, […]
Where Have I Been?
Sorry I have been MIA for a little while. I have tried to write a little here and there but for the most part, I have had to shut the writing portion of my brain down for a little while. But I am back now! Here is an update about what has been going on […]
Confirmed: Keeping Things Inside Is Bad For My Health
When I first started blogging, I couldn’t think of a better name to describe my journey with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) than “keeping things inside is bad for my health.” And while my advocacy has turned away from that title and into JournalingIBD.org, I am reminded so often why I chose the original name of […]
Repost of Some of My Journey With Ulcerative Colitis (Inflammatory Bowel Disease)
If you want to understand me and/or become familiar with just some of the things patients with Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis deal with, PLEASE READ THIS. I know it looks long but believe it or not, it is only about ten percent of what I have been through. As soon as my dad finished […]