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...

Isn't it amazing how sounds and smells can bring back memories? Unknowingly, we associate memories with the sounds and smells that were...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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.”...

Is it Crohn's? Is it Ulcerative Colitis? One of the first questions that arises when you are first diagnosed with Inflammatory Bowel...

Often times we throw around the words "forever" and "permanent," applying them to things that actually are not either. Permanent markers...

Time flies when you are having fun, right? The past month has been a whirlwind of appointments and graduate classes and holidays- oh my!...

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...

When you are recovering from an illness or surgery, sometimes it can be easy to get ahead of yourself. You begin thinking about...

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...

Life is unexpected. Unexplainable. No one has the ability to predict what is going to come next. Sure, you can make good choices and...

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...

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...

I am sure everyone has experienced those days when the universe seems to be throwing you challenge after challenge just to see how tough...

There is something indescribable about watching your body slowly strengthen from almost nothing. Every mile that I walk and every kayak...

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,...

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...