In December 2023, my world tipped upside down. I was just coming out of a six-month ulcerative colitis flare. One day, it felt like a literal bowling ball had lodged itself in my upper abdomen. It hurt to move. It hurt to eat. It hurt to breathe. The only thing that gave me some relief […]
Health and Life Update: 4 Crazy Big Changes That Happened to Me in 2018
Thank you for stopping by on this blustery, rainy, beautifully cloudy first day of December! I hope you’re toasty warm by the fire with a cup of coffee or cocoa in hand. (I know I sure am, along with mittens and two pairs of socks thanks to my perpetually cold hands and feet LOL). Today […]
Health Update: An Inflamed Colon, an Inconvenient Hospitalization, and Starting Entyvio
In August 2018, I was hospitalized for five days for the worst ulcerative colitis flare of my life. In this post, I share why I was hospitalized, how they managed my symptoms in the hospital, and how this flare affected my long-term school and career plans. Let’s dive in! The First Signs of the Flare […]