It’s important that we as patients understand what we stand for, what change we want to advocate for, and how to best do that.
All tagged advocacy
When #VoteOrDie gets literal.
If you’re someone who, up to this point, has found it easier to stick it out on the sidelines, consider this me, officially tagging you in to the game that is politics.
Behind-The-Scenes of IBD
Happy World IBD Day to my fellow Crohn's & Colitis patients, who are out there every day making the hard way look easy.
The Cost of Being Sick is Too Damn High (or, why I moved across the country)
I went from being a type-A control freak who loved lists and never missed a homework assignment to someone who couldn't even control the wild machinations of her own body.
Being Your Own Best Advocate, Even When it's Hard.
Struggling with mental health does not necessarily mean your physical symptoms aren't real.
I'm Done Begging The GOP To See Me as a Person.
Making pre-existing conditions uninsurable is turning non-lethal diagnoses into death sentences.
iPhones, Choices, and Clueless Men from Utah
People who are struggling to pay their healthcare aren’t lazy.
Get Out and Vote! (Or Stay In and Vote!)
While a lot of healthy, upper-middle-class white dudes can afford to sit this one out because their rights aren’t at stake here, we definitely can’t.