I finally cleaned out my room last week. It was something that I had been putting off for a long time because I knew that going through all of my old things would remind me of a life I wanted to pretend never existed. I actually was amazed at how much I forgot. I also […]
Tag Archives: physical pain
Day 2: Introductions
Day 2 of Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge calls for some introductions! I am Marisa, I live in NY and I have suffered from ulcerative colitis since I was 13 years old. I am a huge animal lover and have two rescue dogs that I seriously cannot look at without thinking of the quote from […]
Dates & Seasons are Symbolic, Not Life Changing
Two years ago, following my 13th major operation, my dad told me to focus on April 1 as if it was going to represent some type of symbolic time when my life was going to start and all of the pain I had gone through would be put behind me. I had undergone kock pouch surgery February 11 of that year so […]
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 […]
Is Honesty Really The Best Policy?
Earlier in the week I wrote a post at five in the morning about how I was torn about a lot of different things going on in my life (which you can read here.) I have learned a lot about myself since I started this blog and I find that with each new experience, I learn […]