It’s my second week of following my own customized Crohn’s diet. This week I looked up recipes with all my different flours. I can only eat so many eggs without getting bored. I only actually made one new recipe, though (apple cinnamon muffins). They weren’t bad, but they’re definitely not the same as regular muffins…. [Read More]
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My Crohn’s Diet: Week 1 Recap
Two years ago, I tried Whole30 during the month of January. While I learned a lot about myself, I also decided that Whole30 isn’t really for me. Related: Why I Won’t Do Whole30 Again It’s another January, and I’m again trying dietary changes to help with my Crohn’s Disease. I read four books in the… [Read More]
What’s in My Hospital Bag for Outpatient Visits
With Crohn’s Disease, I spend way too much time at the hospital. That said, I’ve been quite fortunate in my Crohn’s journey. Only once did I stay overnight in a hospital, back in January 2010. Otherwise all of my medical tests, treatments, and other visits have allowed me to return home! Even so, it’s not uncommon… [Read More]
The Abortion I Almost Had
Note: Since I am largely co-mingling my own story within the greater story of reproductive rights, I’m using feminine words to refer to people with uteruses. However, I know that not only women can get pregnant. For more on this, check out “4 Ways to Be Gender Inclusive When Discussing Abortion.” It was Christmastime. Dan… [Read More]
Thankful Thursday // Time to Heal
My default personality is a bright and bubbly person who sees the world in rose-colored glasses with rhinestone accents. So spending much of my time physically unwell and emotionally low clashes with who I prefer to be. I like being healthy and happy. I thrive as a healthy and happy person. Being sick and sad… [Read More]
On Taking Calculated Risks with a Chronic Illness
Thursday Last Thursday started off perfectly normal. I woke up. Did my morning routine, shared my latest blog post to Facebook, and ate breakfast while watching Netflix. I worked a bit. Analyzed what I still needed to clean for my dad’s visit. Ate lunch. Worked some more. And then the bloating started. When you have… [Read More]