J-pouch Life

I’ve been on the east coast this week visiting my 93 year old grandmother. It feels great to be able to help out with the family again, especially after needing so much help through the three jpouch surgeries last year. I’m definitely more patient with other people now, and I feel I’m a better care-giver. [...]

I know that, during my last hospital stay, my partner spent a lot of time keeping a lot of people in the loop about my condition. This time, I’m hoping to be able to do more of it myself, and I’m thinking of trying out this new site I found, Care Pages, which allows you [...]

A commenter recently asked about how to take care of a loved one who has UC. This has come up before and I have tried to assemble a list of things I found helpful from my partner. Please add any other suggestions in the comments (I’d love to hear what others have to say). 1. [...]