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The Scope: Diverse Perspectives on IBD
The Real Life Experiences of patients and caregivers struggling and coping with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis
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Invisible Disabilities Week: Navigating Life With the Unseen
Invisible Disabilities Week: Navigating Life With the Unseen
Living with an invisible disability is an ongoing struggle. I live with Crohn’s Disease and C-PTSD. These are conditions that don’t…
Daniel Leighton
Oct 21
From Challenge to Triumph: My Ostomy Story
From Challenge to Triumph: My Ostomy Story
On November 23rd, 2023, Americans switched on their televisions to watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade together. Families came…
Maya Scholder
Oct 4
When Your Child is in Pain
When Your Child is in Pain
Years ago, I wrote this post about my son Lowell’s pain. I remember thinking that the chronic pain he had then experienced for about two…
stacyjdylan
Sep 17
“Little Blockages” and Intestinal Ultrasounds + Sayings, Adages, and Truisms: Do they help us…
“Little Blockages” and Intestinal Ultrasounds + Sayings, Adages, and Truisms: Do they help us…
The only way out is through.
stacyjdylan
Dec 27, 2023
IBD Shorts.
IBD Shorts.
Frustrated and Working Hard to Raise Money and Awareness for IBD
stacyjdylan
May 13, 2023
Caregivers Month, Bowel Blockages and not Having all the Answers
Caregivers Month, Bowel Blockages and not Having all the Answers
This post gets a little more in the weeds about IBD as I provide an update on what has been happening with Lowell and his Crohn’s disease…
stacyjdylan
Nov 28, 2022
Do People Know What We Go Through?
Do People Know What We Go Through?
Recently I was texting a friend who was also dealing with a family member with health issues. We were comparing notes. Both of our loved…
stacyjdylan
May 5, 2022
At the age of 13 my beautiful, smart, popular, athletic, and seemingly healthy daughter was…
At the age of 13 my beautiful, smart, popular, athletic, and seemingly healthy daughter was…
My daughter was very private about her illness and out of respect for her, so was I. The only people that really knew what she, and by…
Sherri Troy
Dec 2, 2021
IBD affects everything.
IBD affects everything.
Lowell had a Hickman central line through which he received TPN for nutrition, fluids when he needed them for dehydration, meds when he is…
stacyjdylan
Nov 19, 2021
Dear Friends:
Dear Friends:
Over the years since Lowell has been sick to varying degrees, my energy and attention has been required for so many of the medical issues…
stacyjdylan
Nov 1, 2019
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