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Jennifer Rackley

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posted 06/19/2009, comments (0)

CDHNF's Webcast for Families Affected by IBD

Yesterday I had the privilege of listening in on the Children's Digestive Health and Nutrition Foundation's (CDHNF) webcast for families affected by IBD. I picked up a lot of useful information with regard to the way that IBD can affect children. I am going to share some of what I learned with you in this blog. If you would like to view the... Read more Chevron

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Elizabeth Roberts

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posted 06/16/2009, comments (0)

A Whole Different World

In my last Sharepost I mentioned that my husband and I were going to take some time off and go on a road trip around the West. Well, 18 days, 4 states, and 3,644 miles later we're home. The whole trip was amazing in more than one way. We drove through much of Colorado, California, Utah, and Nevada and if you've never been to... Read more Chevron

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Lockman

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posted 06/08/2009, comments (0)

Educate Yourself about your Condition

Let's face it... nobody enjoys having IBD. It hit me like a brick wall. I found I had to plan my whole day around where the closest bathroom was. When a Gastroenterologist told me what I had, that I had the genetic marker for it & would have it for the rest of my life, I couldn't believe this was happening. But I took... Read more Chevron

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Shelly Rondeau Heller

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posted 06/03/2009, comment (1)

Some Say We Created Our Illness

I live in Boulder, Colorado, one of the most health-centric places in the world. So when I got sick with ulcerative colitis in 2000, I felt like some kind of failure. I was a wife, a mom, and in the middle of my main earning years. It was a terrible time to be sick. I spent a lot of time thinking, "What did I do to create this?" In... Read more Chevron

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Jennifer Rackley

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posted 05/28/2009, comments (0)

Technology helping IBD sufferers

I have to tell you, I am not up on all of the new fangled technology. Call me crazy but my classic cell phone with the standard applications is about all I really need to get by. So when the news of iphone applications with the potential of helping Crohn's patients popped into my e-mail inbox I was a little curious. How can using a... Read more Chevron

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