After reading another writers’ work, it made me think of this quote: “There are moments which mark your life. Moments when you realize nothing will ever be the same and time is divided into two parts, before this, and after this.”- Unknown There were two moments like this in my life that proceeded to change […]
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What My Dad Riding in Get Your Guts in Gear Meant To Me
I briefly mentioned in this post here Thank You Dad about much it meant to have my dad with me as I participated in my second year of Get Your Guts in Gear. For those of you who have never heard of the event before, GYGIG is a non profit organization that holds two multi […]
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
Before I left to participate in my second year of crewing Get Your Guts in Gear, I wrote about how much this event changed me last year. I talked about how I was welcomed with open arms into a community, or a family actually, filled with some of the most amazingly inspiring and warm people […]
Response to the new CCFA AD from a Parent, thoughts??
This is a comment from a parent in reaction to the post I wrote “We React to the New CCFA Ad Campaign” (http://keepingthingsinsideisbadformyhealth.wordpress.com/2013/01/10/we-react-to-the-new-ccfa-ad-campaign/) I found this very interesting because while inflammatory bowel disease IS NOT JUST ABOUT THE BATHROOM, what makes living with ulcerative colitis or crohns disease so difficult is really the bathroom part […]
Mom is Always Right and Dad is Never Wrong
My dad has always said to me “I may not always be right but I am never wrong” and my mom has said many times “Mommy knows best.” We are all wrong at some point (obviously) and there have been times when my mom didn’t know best but in all honesty, both of my parents […]