The Morbus Crohnicles

I’m in remission (whatever that means…)- a guest post

I am welcoming my first guest blogger, Mark McNamara! Mark has had Crohn’s disease for 22 years. Originally from Colorado,

You booked your flight, you have planned your trip, you’ve packed your suitcase. Now for your carry-on. What: I prefer

I haven’t written much, life has been hectic, and, I was visiting my family in ze fatherland. I have been

There is no way around it: Colonoscopies are important. Even if you are not a Crohnie, don’t smoke, don’t have

When people ask me what it’s like living with a chronic disease, I sometimes say that it’s like making a

I perceive a lot of cultural differences when it comes to dealing with pain in the US and in Germany,

In the classical Bildungsroman, the hero undergoes several challenges and hurdles through the course of his (because there are too

Yesterday, I went to Take Steps2015- the annual fundraising walk that the local chapters of the CCFA. The Northwest Chapter

The first time I was in the United States was in 2004. I was an exchange student who had moved

I have always had weight fluctuations. Spoiler alert: All of them had to do with Prednisone…. In the eighties, there