Over the past several weeks I have heard a number of people who suffer from ulcerative colitis or crohn’s disease tell me that something positive happened or that they were feeling well but they were finding it difficult to enjoy the good times. This has been the case for me for a long time and […]
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How does the age in which you get sick affect you developmentally? Part 1
A diagnosis of crohns disease or ulcerative colitis at various stages of life brings with it completely different experiences. This topic was really brought to my attention this past week and I think it would be cathartic for me to talk about and also really important for others to understand. Being sick at any age […]
Loss of Control and IBD
One of the most difficult things about suffering from ulcerative colitis or crohns disease is the loss of control. I have talked a great deal about what this loss of control has done to me. In a nutshell, it forced me to find things that I could control and focus so intently on those things. […]