Today is my parents anniversary. They met the second week of freshman year of college and have been together ever since. As soon as I was old enough to know a little about the world, I knew I wanted what my parents had one day. I knew I wanted someone who would always be there […]
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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 […]
What My Dad Riding in Get Your Guts in Gear Meant To Me
I briefly mentioned in this post here Thank You Dad about much it meant to have my dad with me as I participated in my second year of Get Your Guts in Gear. For those of you who have never heard of the event before, GYGIG is a non profit organization that holds two multi […]
“Hi I am Marisa and I…”
I believe I have mentioned before on this blog that I have avoided the word ostomy and ostomate for quite a while. When I had my first ileostomy (from the ages of 16-19), the only people who knew about it were my family and I named my bag “BB”, short for belly butt. Occasionally the […]
Weekend of Anniversaries Part 1
This weekend has been two days of anniversaries. Saturday, January 5th was the date of my first kock pouch surgery and Sunday, January 6th was the date of my second surgery which was my first ileostomy. It is too overwhelming for me to talk about each day in one post so I decided to break […]