The Morbus Crohnicles

Metaphors, collective Memory, and the Pandemic

I recently finished watching “It’s a Sin” (HBO). The show follows a group of friends living together in London during

My last post wasn’t very hopeful, but then it all happened fairly quickly. I called Monday, didn’t get through. Called

Now that the vaccine is out, I have been waiting patiently. When at the end of December it was clear

What a year! It started with the US almost going to war with Iran (remember that?), and it ended with

The Chronic Illness Workbook. Strategies and Solutions for Taking Back your Life. Patricia A. Fennell, MSW, LCSW-R Being diagnosed with

It’s been a long, long summer. It began with the murder of Breonna Taylor, the threat to birdwatcher Chris Cooper’s

I had my Remicade infusion yesterday. It’s the fourth Remicade infusion in the times of the Corona. Instead of the

The New York Times has done it again. First, they invited a racist senator to write an op-ed, didn’t read

It’s been roughly two months since we started social distancing, working from home, wearing a mask, staying home. And everywhere,

Tell us a bit about yourself: When and how were you diagnosed? In October 1977 I was at college and