Last summer at the end of June in the middle of the night, my husband and I sat in the waiting room I am currently sitting in, while the surgeon re-did my…
Dear classmates,
The Human Microbiome Project is a large undertaking by the National Institute of Health to help…
Sickaversary (noun): a term coined by my ten-year-old self to commemorate one’s anniversary of being diagnosed with a chronic illness; in essence, a diagnosis anniversary.
“I admire your enthusiasm for a good conversation.” “Wait…can you repeat that?” “I like your stories!” “Oh, you were expecting me to still be listening?” The intrigued, the nonchalant, the unfazed, the amused — I’ve heard it all…
When I first heard that I was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease, I thought it was a death sentence and a few times it came very close to being one. I am sure I was born with Crohn’s, but I spent years and years in and out of doctor’s offices and hospitals until I was correctly…
