Can You Still Be Ambitious With a Chronic Illness?
I found my grad school acceptance email in my spam folder. At this point I had received rejections from almost
Tag: health
Beyond the Statistic…
Much has been said written and speculated about the murder of United Healthcare executive Brian Thompson last week. In a
Navigating Healthcare Anxiety
A hard rain’s gonna fall. It’s been a few weeks after the election, and the changes that are coming are
Insurance Shenanigans again….
I sometimes feel like this blog has become a vent for my frustration with the absolute dumpster fire that US
To Port or Not to Port?
After all the infusion drama last year, I thought I had lucked out: The company that provides my infusions has a dedicated nurse come to my house every six weeks, and while there have been some schedule changes (mostly around my traveling!). I truly like my regular nurse, and while the slower pumps that they are using stretch the overall infusion time, it’s fine, I am at home, and can move around, get some work done.
All of this changed with my regular nurse needing surgery and recovery herself.
Podcasts and Podcast Episodes about Crohn’s, Colitis, and more
I, as so many others, love podcasts. To be sure, it’s a bit of a wild west out there, especially
US Healthcare- you’re breaking me.
I was travelling from early to mid-May. It was a wonderful time, there was a family wedding, I met up
New Infusion Drama
The new infusion drama is a lot like the old infusion drama: unnecessary, full of bureaucracy, and of course, it’s
The Black Death and Autoimmune Diseases/Disorders
On October 19, 2022, Nature published the findings of a research team from the University of Chicago, MacMaster University and
A Pandemic Diary: Stay home and keep your distance. Please.
It’s been roughly two months since we started social distancing, working from home, wearing a mask, staying home. And everywhere,
The Morbus Crohnicles 