Month: May 2020
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Crohn’s Confidential:Thank you
THANK YOU! This whole month has been a wonderful experience writing about Crohn’s Disease and giving a voice to a disease that is sometimes misunderstood. Crohn’s Disease is a LARGE part of my life and being able to share my thoughts and journey about it with you all has been therapeutic. I never have written…
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Fabulous Five on Friday
Happy Friday! It’s the last Friday in May- how the heck did that happen? This month was an interesting transition month for me. I started back in the office full time yet some the restrictions are still in place here in New Jersey. With this warmer weather, the beaches and boardwalks have been reopened under…
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Crohn’s Confidential: Resources
The last post in Crohn’s Confidential series. Thank you again for coming on this journey with me. Today, I thought I would provide you with the resources that I have found to be most helpful. When I was first diagnosed, I didn’t know where to start, where to look and unfortunately, what to believe. These…
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Crohns Confidential: What I Learned from Crohn’s Disease
This is the last week of Crohn’s Confidential. Thank you for reading along with these posts and letting me tell my story. I think everyone’s story is so unique and we can all learn from each other. Today I am talking about what I learned from this journey. Throughout my Crohn’s Disease adventure, I have…
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Fabulous Friday Favorites
Happy FRIDAY! Happy MDW!! (Do people outside of the Tristate area say that- MDW? I thought it was only a Jersey thing?!) How is MDW here already? I think in my head, its still March, like time is standing still. Nevertheless, I am excited that Summer is ‘officially’ here. Do you have any plans for…
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Crohn’s Confidential:Dealing with Questions and Comments
Hi again and welcome to another Crohn’s Confidential. Today it is all about questions and comments I’ve received about my invisible illness. Over the years, I have heard a lot of things from people- some are good, some are terrible, some are hurtful and some I can’t imagine how they actually thought up that question.…
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Crohn’s Confidential: World IBD Day
Today is World IBD day. So many people have IBD and deal with the many symptoms daily; there is no cure for Crohn’s Disease or Ulcerative Colitis. If you want to know more about IBD, Crohn’s Disease or Ulcerative Colitis, check out Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation for more help and information. Now I have found…
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Crohn’s Confidenital: Recovery After Surgery
Another edition of Crohn’s Confidential, today I am all about how the recovery from my surgery was. I expected the worst- unbearable pain, complications galore and a very long road. I knew what happened after my emergency surgery with my appendix and that was a terrible recovery so I was honestly not very hopeful. After…
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Fabulous Friday Favorites
Can you believe its the MIDDLE of May already?! I can’t! We have been in quarantine since March 17ish so almost a full 2 months. Life has been quite interesting the past month. Lots of walks around the neighborhood and yoga have filled my days off. I am back to working full time in the…
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Grace
This was supposed to be a post about recovery after surgery today but it was a struggle to write. I need a break from writing. I didn’t realize how many emotions writing about Crohns Disease would bring up in me. It has been a lot to process and I decided I needed time. On Monday…