I have nothing fabulous for you today, but there’s a good reason. Something really fabulous is happening elsewhere on the internet.
Girls With Guts, a website founded by Charis of Full Frontal Ostomy, Jackie of Blood, Poop, and Tears, and Sara of Inflamed [...]
You won’t see my pretty face in these interviews, because I missed this part of Girls With Guts Weekend. What you will see is five amazing women who are activists within the IBD Community. So take a seat and check this out. Then visit their sites. It’s worth it.
Take a turn in the hotseat [...]
Oh hey. Yes, I’m alive. It’s been a crazy few weeks, but I am still alive and well.
I’m a firm believer that sometimes, you have to just sit back and take it easy. Or, you know, carpe the hell out of this diem. Whatever. Sometimes they can both be the same thing. The more I [...]
For the month of April, I am participating in the Health Activist Writers Monthly Challenge (#HAWMC). Each day in April, I’ll try to post something related to the daily prompt for this challenge. Follow along with other participants on Twitter orFacebook, or visit WEGO Health for more [...]
For the month of April, I am participating in the Health Activist Writers Monthly Challenge (#HAWMC). Each day in April, I’ll try to post something related to the daily prompt for this challenge. Follow along with other participants on Twitter orFacebook, or visit WEGO Health for more [...]
For the month of April, I am participating in the Health Activist Writers Monthly Challenge (#HAWMC). Each day in April, I’ll try to post something related to the daily prompt for this challenge. Follow along with other participants on Twitter orFacebook, or visit WEGO Health for more information about the challenge.
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For the month of April, I am participating in the Health Activist Writers Monthly Challenge (#HAWMC). Each day in April, I’ll try to post something related to the daily prompt for this challenge. Follow along with other participants on Twitter or Facebook, or visit WEGO Health for more information [...]
My friends at The Great Bowel Movement are at it again, and this time with something I can’t live without.
Running and cycling gear that is loud and proud about IBD. I’m obsessed. It’s special order only and they are taking orders until March 30. I’m off to find my [...]
Alright, gather round. It’s time for a little health update and then back to a more normal blogging schedule. This girl is finally on the up and up.
One colonoscopy, one endoscopy, 1.5 liters of Barium drink, and sixty minutes in and MRI tube all for the following results: I have IBD. Indeterminate Colitis, to be exact, [...]
Yes, I actually uttered those words last Thursday, and I meant them. So what medical test could make me feel that way?
An MRI. With barium drink.
Frank hated the barium drink. About fifteen minutes in, my intestines were going wild. After drinking two containers of bairum, I put on a hospital gown and shivered. (I was [...]

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2012 Race Schedule
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