Q & A | Living with an Ileostomy, Staying Positive, Bad Days | Kristen's Chronicles
In my very first YouTube video on my new channel, Kristen's Chronicles, I have answered the questions you asked. From living with an...
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Kristen
Jan 27, 20185 min read
Kristen's Chronicles | "Stay Strong, Little Fighter. I Believe in You."
Isn't it amazing how sounds and smells can bring back memories? Unknowingly, we associate memories with the sounds and smells that were...
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Kristen
Jan 25, 20184 min read
Kristen's Chronicles | 20 Seconds of Insane Courage
I clutched the gift card in my hand, reading and re-reading the words on the front, "To: Kristen, From: Mama and Daddy." My parents...
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Kristen
Jan 13, 20184 min read
Kristen's Chronicles | New Year, New Doctors
I may not know where life is going to take me next, but what I do know is that it is going to be one heck of a ride.
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Kristen
Dec 30, 20173 min read
Kristen's Chronicles | The Last Hoorah of 2017
The familiar sound of machines beeping around me filled my ears as I tried to stay warm under the rough white hospital blankets, my arm...
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Kristen
Dec 25, 20176 min read
Kristen's Chronicles | Reflecting on 2017
Where do I begin? 2017 was a year of hope, change, loss, growth, pain, success, failures, and more. In 2017, I lost my hair. Losing my...
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Kristen
Dec 22, 20174 min read
Kristen's Chronicles | It is OK Not to be OK
The other day someone asked me, “how do you stay so positive all of the time despite what you are going through?” My answer: “I don’t.”...
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Kristen
Dec 15, 20174 min read
Kristen's Chronicles | A Change in Diagnosis
Is it Crohn's? Is it Ulcerative Colitis? One of the first questions that arises when you are first diagnosed with Inflammatory Bowel...
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Kristen
Dec 1, 20174 min read
Kristen's Chronicles | "Forever"
Often times we throw around the words "forever" and "permanent," applying them to things that actually are not either. Permanent markers...
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Kristen
Nov 29, 20174 min read
Kristen's Chronicles | Time Flies
Time flies when you are having fun, right? The past month has been a whirlwind of appointments and graduate classes and holidays- oh my!...
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Kristen
Oct 19, 20174 min read
Kristen's Chronicles | Make No Bones About It
Isn't life exciting? Every new day, week, and month brings new changes and new adventures for you to embark on. There are never any two...
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Kristen
Oct 15, 20174 min read
Kristen's Chronicles | The Journey to Recovery
When you are recovering from an illness or surgery, sometimes it can be easy to get ahead of yourself. You begin thinking about...
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Kristen
Oct 10, 20174 min read
Kristen's Chronicles | Surgery #4: J-Pouch Removal
They say that strength grows in the moments when we think we cannot go on but keep going anyways. I found truth in this quote over the...
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Kristen
Sep 18, 20174 min read
Kristen's Chronicles | See You Soon, Johns Hopkins
Life is unexpected. Unexplainable. No one has the ability to predict what is going to come next. Sure, you can make good choices and...
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Kristen
Aug 30, 20174 min read
Kristen's Chronicles | One Year Anniversary
When your body is sending resources to fight an illness or an injury, it is using a lot of energy. After my surgery in June I began...
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Kristen
Aug 19, 20176 min read
Kristen's Chronicles | A New Battle Begins
When it rains, it pours. Throughout my recovery there have been many trials and tribulations, but for the most part I have remained on a...
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Kristen
Aug 15, 20175 min read
Kristen's Chronicles | A New Diagnosis and Exciting Milestones
I am sure everyone has experienced those days when the universe seems to be throwing you challenge after challenge just to see how tough...
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Kristen
Aug 1, 20174 min read
Kristen's Chronicles | 11 Weeks Post-Op
There is something indescribable about watching your body slowly strengthen from almost nothing. Every mile that I walk and every kayak...
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Kristen
Jul 28, 20174 min read
Kristen's Chronicles | Dear Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Dear Inflammatory Bowel Disease, I had never heard of you before we met. I grew up watching my dad receive boxes of supplies in the mail,...
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Kristen
Jul 23, 20175 min read
Kristen's Chronicles | Adhesions, a Goodbye, and New Adventures
Friday, July 21st marked 10 weeks since my reversal surgery and it is truly hard to believe how fast time has gone. With each week of...
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