Kristen's Chronicles

Several days ago, I set up and stepped out of bed, only to watch the room around me go black and spin momentarily. I steadied myself on...

Life with an ostomy is many things, including unexpected. As you can probably imagine (or understand if you are an ostomate), having an...

I receive many messages a week with questions related to living with an ostomy from food to lifestyle and everything inbetween, so I...

I have always heard that life will present you with jobs, relationships, and opportunities when the time is right. But sometimes, the...

Ying and Yang. Hot and cold. Sweet and spicy. Life is about balance and without balance, things can become very.. well, unbalanced....

Exactly a year ago, we were on our way to Johns Hopkins Hospital for my pre-op evaluation before my second surgery. While a lot (a LOT)...

It is August 22, 2016. Cramped into a tiny room with barely enough room for a bed, my parents sit on the side of my bed while I lay,...