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Crohn’s Confidential: Crohn’s and Colitis Warriors
Social Media is so cool! The power to bring so many people together and to educate people on things they might not be aware of. There is a large group of Crohn’s and Colitis Warriors I have found over the years. Their stories are so diverse along with their experiences. Sharing something personal like your…
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Crohn’s Confidential: Embarrassing Moments and Humor
Everyone has embarrassing moments. People with Crohn’s and Colitis, sometimes have more due to the inconsistency of their disease. I have had my fair share of embarrassing moments over the years. I still have embarrassing moments, just a few weeks ago it happened. In the beginning when they happened, I would be really upset and…
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Crohn’s Confidential: Dating with a Chronic Illness
Dating is hard enough in 2022. Dating with a Chronic illness, (in the beginning) feels like a mountain to overcome. That being said, I have had quite a number of dates since being diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease. I always think honesty is the best policy and I tend to bring up the fact I have…
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Crohn’s Confidential: 8 Years with Crohn’s Disease
8 Years… That is a long time to have something. I have been living with Crohn’s Disease for 8 years now. Back in 2014, I had no idea what Crohn’s Disease even was. Now, I feel like I am still constantly learning new things. Life always hasn’t been easy but who’s life is? I…
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Random Things #4
Another month, another round up of all the things I took a screenshot of this past month. For some reason, the screenshots are backwards- The last screenshot I took is first and the first one I took is last. Silly technology. Even though this was 12 years ago, I still talk about this groundhog often.…
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Crohn’s Confidential: Surgery- 3 Year Update
Hello! Welcome to the first post in 2022 Crohn’s Confidential. Three years ago, I had a small bowel resection at UPenn that gave me my life back. The surgeon I met truly changed my life for the better. I wrote all about before and after surgery here and recovery from surgery here. Making the big…
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Crohn’s Confidential
It’s May! You know what that means, It’s Irritable Bowel Disease awareness month here on Wonder, Grace and Joy! For those of you who are new around here, I was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease in 2014. It has been a wild and crazy ride since then. In 2020, I started this awareness month just…
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Dear April
Hi April! Wowie! We had lots of outside time this month and I was the HAPPIEST person. Something about being outside just brings out the childlike side in me. My favorite part of the month was going to Holland Ridge Farms TWICE! Once on opening day with Kyle and then the following week with my…
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Letting Myself Have Grace
This post is more of an open letter to myself, letting me know that its okay. It’s more of streams of thoughts than anything really and a reminder that I can’t do everything. I will get things done, maybe not in order or in a set time period but they will get done and I…
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Diary #28
I love this month’s photos. I spent a lot of time outside and it made me so happy. I cannot wait for the weather to be nicer even more consistently so I can spend more time outside. Let’s start with the left over photos from March… I was so excited to first in line to…
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