I’m not grateful for what I’ve been through, but I’m working on being less angry at the universe and less angry at my body.
All tagged crohn's disease
Down the rabbit hole.
When a friend asks you how long you usually have to wait this type of thing out, you falter. Because usually, it lasts a few days. But once, it consumed an entire year of your life.
The Confidence Trap
When it comes to yoga, or dating, or making new friends, I’m much more hesitant to take big swings than I ever used to be.
The Power of Shared Experience
When I hear a friend with Crohn’s describing their struggle, it brings up those emotions that are hard to feel on behalf of myself.
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.
May is IBD Awareness Month! (2017 Edition)
How do I help and become more aware? I’m busy and I have like three episodes of The Handmaid’s Tale to watch later.
Life is Gross and Then You Die
Chronic illness in general can be isolating, but you know what’s extra isolating? Talking about poop.
Why Am I Not An Olympian (Or, Ramblings of a Crazy Person)
And then I put voice to the thought that goes through my head whenever I see someone who's chronically ill achieving some crazy feat–– if they can do it, why can't I? What am I doing wrong?
Take a Walk
If I have to be sick, the least I can do is take as many positives from that as possible, and provide as much support to others as I can.
It's Crohn's & Colitis Awareness Month!
I always thought it was kind of silly when someone said they were “raising awareness” about a cause. What do you mean? If we say it out loud enough it’ll be cured?