I had an opportunity to be interviewed live on a special edition of the IBD Round Table, hosted by Frank Garufi Jr. of The Crohn’s and Colitis Effect. There were so many great questions coming from both Frank and the viewers on the live chat, and I had a blast!
Personal
Featuring blog posts, personal updates, etc.
6:30am Me: An Unfortunate Morning as an Ostomate
This is a record of events from what it was like waking up this morning.
2014 – My Personal Year in Review
As the end of 2014 arrives, I look back at the year in amazement of all the wonderfully positive IBD and Ostomy awareness efforts I’ve been able to both witness and take part in; while I’m not back to perfect health yet, I’ve been so grateful to have had relief from years worth of illness.
My First MRI
I had my first MRI today in order to find out why my butt has been hurting (and bleeding) over a year since my proctectomy. I’d be nice if perianal disease could quit being such a pain in the ass!
The experience was interesting, and if you have an IBD, you may at some point need an MRI too. Of course, no two experiences are the same, so keep that in mind while I explain how my day went.
It’s my 1st ASSiversary (a year without a rectum or anus)
It was a year ago today that my rectum was removed and my anus left to close up into a “Ken Doll Butt”, so I’ll be celebrating my ASSiversary today =)
IBD Hall of Fame Event – Toronto, 2014
I had the honor and great pleasure of being one of about a dozen Canadian IBD advocacy bloggers to be invited to attend the IBD Hall of Fame event held in Toronto on September 10, 2014.
Toronto Vegetarian Food Fest 2014
I was finally able to make it to the Toronto Vegetarian Food Festival this year.
Happy Stomaversary! My First Year With an Ostomy
August 21, 2014: It’s hard to believe that a year ago today I was at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto having my colon removed and getting it replaced with an ileostomy.