Day 900
Today’s #OneGoodThing is reaching the 900-day milestone of finding and writing about surprising silver linings. I hope this blog project has helped you recognize something good in whatever challenges you face. Day […]
Early infusion
Having spent more time on the bathroom floor the last three weeks due to a flare of my Crohn’s Disease, I was thrilled to snag a cancellation at my hospital’s […]
Sensitive spots arrived
For the last two years, I’ve had to give myself daily injections to treat an autoimmune disease that makes me unable to absorb Vitamin B12 in food or supplements; but I […]
Insistent companion
I’ve been spending more time on the cold bathroom floor lately as my Crohn’s Disease has been flaring. I was quietly miserable in the bathroom earlier today, when suddenly Paisley […]
Vertical progress
After a rough go yesterday, I was very grateful to finally keep down liquids today, because it meant avoiding a trip to the ER for dehydration. I even became vertical […]
Cold, clean floor
A year ago today my doctor saw ulcers on my colon and told me I have Crohn’s disease. It’s a relief to know what’s been causing a lifetime of gut […]
Okay to just be
Today’s #OneGoodThing was just being, taking a much-needed rest after my colon had a poor reaction to yesterday’s infusion treatment. I’m ok, just exhausted. Day 123 of 365. And Day 854 in […]
Pushing past my limits
Today was originally supposed to be a rest day — after my 6th round of Crohn’s chemo two days ago, that’s all I expected to be able to do. But my […]
Bone broth to the rescue
Today was one of the worst days I’ve had in a while, having spent the hours of 4 a.m. to noon violently throwing up what felt like the contents of […]
Remarking on the unremarkable
I managed to snag an ultrasound appointment today by calling the cancellation line at the crack of dawn. I would have otherwise had to wait another week to further investigate […]
