I Had Contemplated Keeping It a Secret
What has been your experience with ostomy surgery? If you know someone who lives with an ileostomy or a colostomy, you'll likely get your impression about having a stoma from them. But what if that pe...
1 Juni 202031min
I Evaluated What Was Really Important to Me
How does being diagnosed with a chronic illness affect your path in life? For Mariah Leach, a rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis came out of the blue and put her at a crossroads. She decided to take the r...
18 Maj 202036min
I'm Not Doing This By Myself
How would you answer these questions about your inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)? What is the best part of having IBD? What is the hardest part of your day? What is your least favorite treatment? If ...
4 Maj 202023min
Tips for Telehealth Appointments During the Pandemic
Telehealth has become part of our new normal as we practice physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Several of the barriers that prevented us from being able to see our doctors for an appoin...
27 Apr 202027min
What It's Like to Have IBD and COVID-19
People living with IBD who have suppressed immune systems because of medication are understandably concerned about their risks surrounding the novel coronavirus and COVID-19. Jamie Horrigan, a medical...
13 Apr 202031min
Tips on Getting An Infusion During the Pandemic
We're living through an usual time and people living with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis have many questions about how the pandemic may affect them. IBD experts agree that it's important to con...
1 Apr 202020min
I Just Needed Something to Change
This is the second episode of my series talking to people who live with a permanent ostomy and exploring why they share their stories publicly and what it means to the ostomy community. I connected wi...
24 Mars 202029min
I'm Going to Make the Best of This
Ostomy surgery is a life-saving procedure that can improve quality of life, but that doesn't mean it is always easy to accept. Stephanie Hughes founded The Stolen Colon after having surgery to place a...
17 Mars 202024min
