The Intense Intestines Foundation would like to thank all of the applicants who applied for the first IIF scholarship. Our mission is to help those young adults who suffer from inflammatory bowel disease reach their higher education goals and that wouldn’t have been possible without all of your continuous, and much appreciated support. Living with […]
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About Marisa: Intense Intestines Blog
I feel very honored to be a part of the Intense Intestines Foundation team and blog. I wanted to share the “About Marisa” part on here as well. Please visit www.intenseintestines.org ”Like” us on facebook https://www.facebook.com/#!/IntenseIntestines?fref=ts And follow us on twitter @NtenseNtestines, @BrianIIF, @MarisaIIF http://intenseintestines.wordpress.com/ About Marisa Right before she was about to head to a […]
Never Stay Quiet Video
The link below is about a 9minute video of me sharing what inspired me to open up in the first place. I know I have written a lot on this blog but this is my first time actually speaking out on camera/video : )
Admit/Confront, Deal, Heal…Seems Simple
Yesterday I wrote a post about how difficult it had been for me to admit that I was in fact, an ostomate. This led me to think about how this concept of not being able to admit or confront something can lead to issues far worse than the original thing you are dealing with. For […]
Day 1: Why I Write About My Health
I’m participating in WEGO Health‘s National Health Blog Post Month and I wanted my first post to be about why I decided to blog about my health. I have only been writing for a little less than two months and before that, I suffered from ulcerative colitis in silence. The only people who really knew […]