April Showers Bring May Flowers - or so the saying goes. April focused on social distancing, with stores still closed and quarantine still in effect to keep everyone safe until late May. And May has included rain, which brings me migraines, and it has included spending my days on the phone with the VA, so... Continue Reading →
Gali Health Ambassador
I am so excited to announce that yours truly is the newest Gali Health Ambassador! ๐คฉ I cannot tell you how excited I am to be a part of their already amazing team of IBD ambassadors. I'm very grateful for the opportunity and I look forward to working with Gali! Me, I am a Navy... Continue Reading →
March Madness – Social Distancing | IT COULD BE WORSE BLOG
Well, since my last two full blog posts, the world has been through some real March madness. Let's start with my ribs. After my Slipping Rib Syndrome blog was posted in mid-February, I had just gotten a diagnosis of Influenza Type A. Let me tell you that this was one of the worst sicknesses I... Continue Reading →
Slipping Rib Syndrome | IT COULD BE WORSE BLOG
I'm going to begin this blog by discussing Slipping Rib Syndrome and these wonky ribs of mine. I know I have mentioned it many times but I am hoping this is the last time I have to think about it. I will repeat some things you may have already read in prior blogs but I... Continue Reading →
2020 Visions | IT COULD BE WORSE BLOG
I ended 2019 with a double blog post, Colonoscopy #5 and Thoracic Follow-Up. At the end of November and beginning of December, I had been really sick, and I had been avoiding people and doing anything I could to rid myself of that cold. I had mentioned previously that I was coughing so much -... Continue Reading →
Colonoscopy #5 & Crohn’s Disease Updates | IT COULD BE WORSE BLOG
It was in November of 2017 that I had my last pill capsule endoscopy, with my last colonoscopy just months after that. I had been on Enyvio medication for my Crohn's disease at the time and I had switched to Stelara in February of 2018. Since I have been on the Stelara injections for over... Continue Reading →

