I wanted to break up my experiences in Philadelphia into a few posts so it didn’t get too overwhelming for me, or you. I spoke about the events of the conference as well as how I felt exploring a place I had never been to. Now, I want to talk about how my inflammatory bowel […]
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Every Little Tip Helps: Skin Issues With My Ostomy
I honestly went back and forth in my mind about whether or not to share what I have been doing for the past few weeks because it is a little embarrassing. I have skin irritation around my stoma and I know that the more I get the area wet, the worse it is. {Also the […]
My Ostomy Just Turned 3: What Makes This One Different?
I didn’t want my ostomy’s third birthday to go by without at least a short blog post. I did tweet about this date as you can see here: But for those of you who don’t follow me on twitter ( @JournalingIBD ) and even for those of you who do, I still wanted to […]
Part 2: How Having an Ostomy Affects Relationships
A couple days ago, I wrote a little background on my love life as an ostomate here. It was the first time I talked about this part of my life in any detail on my blog, and to anyone other than incredibly close girlfriends. It felt so great to open up and made me realize […]
Guest Blog Post for TGBM
I feel honored to have been given the opportunity to write a guest blog post for The Great Bowel Movement about what it was like for me to open up about my IBD and finally embrace my community. As many of you know it has been a long process for me and I really cannot […]