The experience was unpleasant, but educational!
Patients Need a Broad Network of Doctors to Choose From
American health care makes it hard to shop for doctors.
My First (Unsuccessful) Colitis Diet
Refined grains, peeled veggies, and meat, oh my!
GI Doctors Need to Start Talking To IBD Patients About Diet
Patients know diet affects IBD. GI doctors somehow don’t.
Let’s Talk About Poop, Baby
If we talked more about poop, we’d be healthier.
Some Ulcerative Colitis Basics
To understand ulcerative colitis, it helps to know a bit about digestion and autoimmunity.
The Silver Linings Of Ulcerative Colitis: Unexpected Gifts From My Illness
This illness has been challenging, but it comes with superpowers.
Diagnosis (And The Purpose Of This Blog)
Ulcerative colitis upended my life…and then reshaped it.
Wrestling Underwater with a Giant, Amorphous Bloblike Creature
Some thoughts on writing a memoir about my father.
Reflections on Life, Death, and Politics
What a year. Ron and I are now married…and my father has died.