Given that June is Migraine Awareness Month, I was re-reading a post I wrote last year on migraines so I could see what else I may want to include when I write a new post. But I also realized that this says SO MUCH that it is worth reposting.. And not just re-blogging but actually copying and […]
Tag Archives: frustration
Bank It!
We all have good days and bad ones. Everyone we meet has dealt with disappointments in some form. But for those of us who suffer from any type of chronic illness especially, the highs and lows are all too familiar, all too frustrating, and can sometimes feel incredibly overwhelming and impossible to tackle. Having been […]
“I’ll show you mine if you show me yours.”
The more writing I have been doing the more of my journey I have been able to recall. It really makes me realize how every single action I have taken or not taken has been a direct result of something else. I do believe in coincidences but I also am really starting to feel as […]
IBD is SO Complex
I hosted an informal chat on Tuesday night for fellow IBDers with two of my friends, Sara and Jaime, and there were so many interesting things that were brought to the table that night. One thing in particular that I found interesting and a bit shocking was the fact that the majority of people who […]
The Visible Parts of an Invisible Illness
Even though crohns disease and ulcerative colitis are invisible illnesses, there are very REAL parts of it that make these diseases visible in many ways. I spoke about body image and how it relates to IBD in this post here http://keepingthingsinsideisbadformyhealth.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/body-image-and-ibd/. I promised to expand on this a bit with a couple pictures. This picture […]