Part of this weekend was about just being me. This was the first time I have been away since I was diagnosed at the age of 13. I have had mini overnights but nothing that required me to be a plane ride away. I was always too sick whenever my parents planned any trip. This […]
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I Always Loved My Alone Time
I always relished alone time. I looked forward to time to myself because I usually spent the other parts of the day pretending. Alone time allowed me to just be me. I could eat whatever I chose (regardless if it made me run to the bathroom every 10 minutes.) I didn’t have to worry about wearing […]
Part 2: How Having an Ostomy Affects Relationships
A couple days ago, I wrote a little background on my love life as an ostomate here. It was the first time I talked about this part of my life in any detail on my blog, and to anyone other than incredibly close girlfriends. It felt so great to open up and made me realize […]
Back to School- Advice for Caregivers
Getting kids ready for school is hard for most parents but when you have a child with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis, the end of August / beginning of September can be especially difficult. I wanted to share some things that I recommend for caregivers of kids entering middle or high school with an inflammatory […]
I Stopped Trusting Myself …
I wrote this post on April 29, 2013 and then made it private a number of hours after publishing it. I felt the situation that forced me to express these feelings was too personal to be shared at that time. But now, months later, I feel very differently and wanted to not only make this […]