Over the last month or so I have been getting a number of emails from friends who I have met because of this blog asking how my health had been since they have said I don’t really mention it when I write. I suppose old habits are hard to break since I have always found […]
Throughout my illness, my dad was the one I usually went to when I needed to cry. He was more emotional than my mom. My mom took care of the more “behind the scenes” part of things like dealing with insurance, making doctors’ appointments, etc. As the years went on and my disease continued to […]
I have recognized the need to have something that symbolizes an escape from the rest of the world more and more these past couple of weeks. The passing of my grandfather has understandably affected everyone in my family and we are all trying to get by the best we can. We all cope differently and […]
Remember the days when you had no real worries, no actual responsibilities, and the worst thing you had to go through was a night without candy? Yeah, neither do I. I lost my innocence the moment I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis at the age of 13. I didn’t know it then but I had. […]
Yesterday was my grandfather’s funeral. It was an extremely emotional day for my family and me but it was also a good one because we know it was exactly what my grandfather would have wanted. We had a small graveside ceremony with just his close family and friends. Of course, there were many who couldn’t […]