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I never liked the idea of "journaling." The word always made
me think of an older woman, wrapped in a shawl, drinking herbal tea with
nothing else to do but reflect on her past. Definitely not for me. But
"writing," now that's a different story. That can happen on my back porch, with
my laptop, d...
All I can say is that as a family we have 100% benefited in many ways sharing our story of Mark's UC to J-Pouch surgery online. We documented his surgeries with photos and text, and we told our journey without any hesitation. We learned that we were helping our family and friends offer more support through sharing our story because it didn't seem so "private" to them (you know how nobody wants to talk about poop). Our blog now is set up to help others through telling our story and offering great links to wonderful sites and info.
http://ucstory.wordpress.com
We encourage anyone to consider either writing or photo journaling their story. You'd be surprise by how many others can benefit from your experience.