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Exercising with a Chronic Illness

September 18, 2015, Marisa Lauren Troy in Chronic Illness, Food and Diet, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Ostomy 1 Comment

Exercising has always been the greatest mental health medication for me. It made me feel more centered and focused. The benefits of this are widely known so I won’t bore you with the obvious. What I did want to bring up is how frustrating it can be when you have a chronic illness and you […]

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Every Little Tip Helps: Insomnia Suggestion

September 10, 2015, Marisa Lauren Troy in Chronic Illness, Every Little Tip Helps, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Life 6 Comments

I have talked a lot about insomnia and how much it has impacted my life for years. Not sleeping or having your sleep schedule/routine thrown so much can truly make a person feel crazy. Although I am getting used to not sleeping well since it has been my “new normal” for over a decade now, it […]

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Chronic Illness Patients and Radiation

September 1, 2015, Marisa Lauren Troy in Chronic Illness, Inflammatory Bowel Disease 1 Comment

Before I begin this post, I want to remind everyone that I am not a doctor or have any medical training whatsoever. I am simply a patient who shares her experiences living with a number of chronic illnesses (Inflammatory Bowel Disease being the main one that I discuss) with whoever will listen! Anyway. Having said […]

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Every Little Tip Helps: Ostomy

August 29, 2015, Marisa Lauren Troy in Every Little Tip Helps, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Ostomy 1 Comment

It has been a little while since I shared a tip I had, or someone else had that they shared with me. This one is pretty simple and I guess you could say obvious to some degree. If you live with any type of ostomy, you are familiar with some of the challenges of emptying the […]

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Finding the Right Animal With a Chronic Illness

August 27, 2015, Marisa Lauren Troy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Life, Ostomy 1 Comment

When you find the right animal, having a pet can truly be a lifesaver for people suffering from Inflammatory Bowel Disease or any other type of chronic illness. When I was first diagnosed with ulcerative colitis at the age of 13, my family and I had a one year old yellow labrador retriever named Kobi. […]

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