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 […]
Licking my tears
I was feeling anxious and I had a little cry this morning. Our sweet dog Paisley responded by licking my tears — and then my entire face, neck, ears. I’m […]
Good movie on a bad day
Just because I write about good things every day doesn’t mean I always have good days. I woke up consumed with nausea and it only got worse. My Crohn’s is […]
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 […]
Six down
Today was my 6th round of immunosuppressant infusion therapy, a low-dose chemotherapy used as treatment for Crohn’s Disease. In the past I was nervous about getting chemo. But after yesterday’s […]
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 […]
So that answered that question…
Mama and I have both been very ill for the last day and a half. It’s unusual for us to be out of commission at the same time, but excruciating […]
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