When do you know better than your specialist? Your specialist that has been to University for practically his entire adult life? The correct answer is never. That makes me feel just a little bit extra guilty about what I have been doing lately. Back in April, I had the review which resulted in me being taken off ...
A family tradition we’d rather not have.
Bowel disease is in our family. I might be the only one with Crohn's, but I am sad to say that bowel disease is well and truely in our family tree. This week has been the hardest week i my life to date - and to put it in perspective, the entirity of 2010 was full ...
… it’s who you know.
It’s not what you know; its who you know. Actually its both. Be informed, be strong and fight for serious illness like IBD to finally be taken seriously.
A special kinda project
A bad start to the day, a bad taste in my mouth, excitement over Harry Potter and a new mission.
Certainly, uncertain.
Why do chronically ill people find each other? Why do they understand each other? I think its because every single one of us know the feeling of uncertainty. We all see the fragility of life.
Medicated Shell
I feel empty. Hollowed out. Is it the disease or the drugs in my head making it hard for me to think clearly? I have started talking more openly about my condition and my options. I think I have started talking about it because people have finally started asking. I made the effort after the diagnosis, ...
One of the lucky ones.
Bowel strictures, prednisone, sulfasulazine and my new life as a Crohns Disease sufferer.