That’s the point of community care –– to be there for each other when these larger systems fail us. To not let anyone fall through the cracks.
All in Advocacy
Your Story is Yours Alone.
It’s important that we as patients understand what we stand for, what change we want to advocate for, and how to best do that.
When #VoteOrDie gets literal.
If you’re someone who, up to this point, has found it easier to stick it out on the sidelines, consider this me, officially tagging you in to the game that is politics.
The patriarchy is killing us –– but literally.
The insidious prevalence in which women are disbelieved by the medical symptom is deadly, and it should be of immediate concern to any female-identifying person with a pulse.
The Cost of Being Sick is Too Damn High (or, why I moved across the country)
I went from being a type-A control freak who loved lists and never missed a homework assignment to someone who couldn't even control the wild machinations of her own body.
Being Your Own Best Advocate, Even When it's Hard.
Struggling with mental health does not necessarily mean your physical symptoms aren't real.
The Perpetual Trauma Exerted Upon the Sick (Or, the GOP is Trying to Take Away Our Healthcare Again)
It's nearly impossible to make significant improvements to patient lives when every other week we have to use all our exhaustible energy calling congress.
Chronic Illness –– It Could Happen to You!
Being healthy up to this point in your life does not make you immune to falling ill tomorrow, or next week, or when you're fifty.
Back to School Special: What Educators Need to Know About IBD
Try to make sure your students know they can come to you if they’re feeling overwhelmed balancing the spinning plates that are school and a chronic illness.
May is IBD Awareness Month! (2017 Edition)
How do I help and become more aware? I’m busy and I have like three episodes of The Handmaid’s Tale to watch later.
I'm Done Begging The GOP To See Me as a Person.
Making pre-existing conditions uninsurable is turning non-lethal diagnoses into death sentences.
iPhones, Choices, and Clueless Men from Utah
People who are struggling to pay their healthcare aren’t lazy.
This is Illness in Trump's America.
In Trump’s America, I have to pay $15,000 a month out of pocket. I cannot do that, as most people can’t.
Get Out and Vote! (Or Stay In and Vote!)
While a lot of healthy, upper-middle-class white dudes can afford to sit this one out because their rights aren’t at stake here, we definitely can’t.
The Economics of Illness
Chronic illness is like having a really shitty extra monthly utility bill that you didn’t ask for, but instead of giving you A/C, it keeps you alive.
Celebrities - They're Just Like Us!
I commend anyone who chooses to go through their chronic illness in such a public forum, whether it’s educating a stranger at a party or educating millions of fans via Instagram.
Love and Light and Purple Tutus
Sure, promotions and babies are great–– but if you live your whole life seeking big things to sustain your happiness, it will probably continue to elude you.
Take a Walk
If I have to be sick, the least I can do is take as many positives from that as possible, and provide as much support to others as I can.
It's Crohn's & Colitis Awareness Month!
I always thought it was kind of silly when someone said they were “raising awareness” about a cause. What do you mean? If we say it out loud enough it’ll be cured?
Why Is It Taboo To Talk About Illness?
“Tact is just not saying true stuff. I’ll pass.”