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Food Friday Edition: Chicken and Butternut Squash

For a healthy dinner that has a twist for those who have a sweet tooth - here is what I decided to make today.  I took a honey clusters cer…

Throwback Thursday Edition: Macular Degeneration - a blessing and a curse

I apologize for this TBT edition being a day late, but this is a good one!  So, when I was 21, I had saved up a bunch of money because I wa…

Treading Carefully

Ever notice that some people with IBD, auto-immune disorders, and chronic conditions don't seem to respond well when someone tries to g…

The Lottery

The lottery is a great analogy for a few things that are going on in my life.  Unlike the short story, I haven't literally been pummele…

Double Whammy and No Concrete Answers

Had my double scope today. Overall it actually went better than usual. Being overly prepared paid off, they decided not to do any biopsies,…

Being Over Prepared

Alright so preparing for this double scope tomorrow has been a challenge. It's also another reminder that over-preparing DOES pay off s…

Goodie Goodie

I've never been much of a rebel... I have always been inherently a rule follower. I take instructions, rules, and laws very seriously a…

Pre-Operative Preparation

So I have another procedure to prepare for that is happening in October.  I had the pre-admission clerk call me last week wanting to go ove…

Scope Prep Time!

Today I start full fluids for today and tomorrow, then clear fluids Sunday and Monday.  Today and tomorrow will consist of Boost, vanilla y…

Never Stop Doing Things!

Luckily my energy levels have improved over the past few weeks. I am thrilled that I can finally do a flight of stairs without needing a na…

Puke in Private

A lot of friends of mine say that they don't often 'SEE' me getting sick.  Who wants people to see them puking, really?  I usua…

Passed The Halfway Point

This birthday was a little daunting for me....  Now that I have turned 28, this fall will mean that I have been sick longer in my life than…

Make the Good Days Shine!

Being sick doesn't mean you have to be totally stagnant. I have had to make a ton of changes in my life - more so over the past two y…

Throwback Thursday Edition: Missed Moment

During the first 7 years or so of my issues with IBD, I had MAJOR issues with urgency.  Now, most of those moments offer some comical stori…

Never Straightforward

So - I finally got some pretty good news today!  I saw my respirologist to talk about the lung abnormality and go over the echocardiogram. …

One Down, One to Go

I have two major appointments this week (a couple of others in between), and I had one of the big ones today.  This ended up being a good a…

Gone Fishin'

Okay so after last night - being as stressful as it was - of course it triggered something today!  I was able to have a nice relaxing bubbl…

Late Night Ramblings

Things have been going alright, to be honest.  I bought myself some 2lb ankle weights and I have been using them to try and build up some s…