Despite all the wonderfully positive stories you might see on the news or on blogs about IBD’ers who’ve overcome personal obstacles, it probably wasn’t always easy for them.
IBD Awareness
Meet me at Ostomy Toronto on Oct 16, 2014
I’ve been invited to speak at the Ostomy Toronto meeting on October 16, 2014. This will be in a live interview format, so I’ll be answering all kinds of questions for the group.
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.
My ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Video and Thoughts (w/ video)
I was recording a video this afternoon for an upcoming product review, and I received a notification from Google+.
“But you don’t look sick…”
Anyone with an invisible illness can tell you that at some point they were told that they “don’t look sick”.
When Censorship Becomes Discrimination
Something happened recently that really angered me. One of the founders of the #GetYourBellyOut campaign, Sahara (Twitter @Sahara88uk) had recently come out of surgery, and while still recovering she posted a photo of herself on several social media sites, but the photo was flagged on Facebook and she was forced to remove it.
Here is the photo, which I’m proud to display on this blog:
Vote for me in the #GetYourBellyOut calendar contest!
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Happy 1st Blogiversary VeganOstomy! GIVEAWAY
One year ago today, I launched the VeganOstomy Blog. I started it with the wish to share my experience of having an ileostomy due to Crohn’s disease while maintaining a vegan lifestyle. I’ve learned so much in the past year and hope that I’ve provided some entertainment and education along the way.
#getyourbellyout – the campaign that changed IBD advocacy
We have so many amazing advocates in the IBD and ostomy community, but one team of advocates really stands out with a campaign they’ve been able to turn into an international sensation, and that’s the #GetYourBellyOut movement.
Started in March 2014, the #getyourbellyout team is made up of four incredibly hard-working ladies: Victoria Marie (twitter @colitisandme), Gem Gem (twitter @wales28), Sahara (twitter @Sahara88uk) and Lorna (twitter @lornamary_1981).