May 2012
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The word "colitis" and the words "ulcerative...
Can you have both Crohn’s disease AND ulcerative colitis? No.
Can you have both Crohn’s disease AND colitis? Yes.
Let me explain…
I wanted to write this blog to simply give some definitions on the word colitis, advise you to think about how you’re using it, and caution you on how you interpret how other people are using it. After all, the more knowledge we have the...
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Sick Girl Beauty Vlog
I have to say that i’m super excited to announce the launch of my new YouTube channel, Sick Girl Beauty Vlog!
You’ll find lots of great stuff there about being a girl and living with a chronic illness. You can check out the YouTube channel here: http://www.youtube.com/user/SickGirlBeautyVlog and “like” the facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/SickGirlBeautyVlog.
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The change that happens when you are diagnosed.
I remember it like it were yesterday even though it happened when I was fourteen years old. I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis (later found out it was actually Crohn’s disease) and from the moment I knew I had a disease I felt…different.
I suppose I am not the only one who feels this way. There are moments in your life you can recall so easily, and then moments you no longer...
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TONIGHT AT MIDNIGHT...
I will premier the first of 6 videos I am posting for World IBD Day!
I am going to start it off with part 2 to one of your favorites: Things NOT to say to someone with IBD.
Here is the schedule (hopefully) of videos for May 19th:
12:00am - Things NOT to say to someone with IBD
8:00am - My story
11:00am - IBD in YOUR words part 1
4:00pm - Top 5 Myths about IBD
6:00pm - IBD Activists...
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World IBD Day is May 19th...
I will be posting videos here to this blog as well as on my facebook fan page, YouTube channel, and twitter all day all about Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis in celebration of the day.
What do you guys have planned to do? This day is important. Not just because you and I have IBD, but it’s a day that recognizes a serious disease that affects so many people around the world. We...
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I have more friends WITH Crohn's disease and...
So Thursday i’m leaving work talking to some of my friends and co-workers when I was asked to hang out Friday night and what was my response? “Can’t. I’m having dinner with a bunch of people with no colons.” It slipped out of my mouth without thinking until I was met with a response of laughter and funny looks. What? You guys don’t have dinner with people...
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Being married to a disease.
Last night I had the privilege of meeting one of the readers of this blog and his wife. How cool is that right? When I envision my “fans” I think of them coming from far off lands. But this reader does not come from a far off land at all, in fact he’s just down the street staying in the hospital where I have had most of my hospitalizations and where I had my 2 surgeries. We even...
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