IBD patients often complain about being tired. The kicker is that most of the time no matter how tired we are, we can not sleep. Why is that? Is it because of the pain, the medications, the psychological aspect of chronic illness, or is it the disease itself? I have been at a loss for…Read more »
Category: Posts by Ashton
Loving Chronic Illness : The Heroes Behind the Disease
Not many people understand what it’s like living with chronic illness. Even fewer realize what it’s like living with someone who has a chronic illness. The stress and pressure that you face every day watching the person you love go through something you have no ability to control, and even less ability to help. Those…Read more »
Wait, What Was I Saying?: IBD and the Brain
While IBD is generally thought of as just a digestive disorder it also has a barrage of other symptoms. Why don’t we talk about one that not many people think about? The effect it has on your brain. That’s right you heard me. IBD EFFECTS THE BRAIN! It causes what we like to call brain…Read more »
My Story Begins
Over 1.4 million people suffer from Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis collectively know as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Unfortunately I am one of those people. I am a 24-year-old mother, step mother, and nurse. I am creating this blog to not only tell my story and allow others to tell theirs, but to raise awareness.…Read more »