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Two years!
November 8th marked the two-year anniversary of my ileostomy surgery. It had been a hectic week, and I was in the mood for some quiet reflection time. I climbed a mesa near town, took in the scenery, and sketched and … Continue reading
Posted in Food and drink, Nature and recovery, Stoma
Tagged colitis, colon-removal surgery, IBD, ileostomy, ostomy, surgery recovery, UC, ulcerative colitis
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Turning 40
I couldn’t stop smiling as I sat in the stands at Coors Field. I was attending a Colorado Rockies game for my 40th birthday, and the evening had been amazing so far. Planning to ride our bikes to the stadium … Continue reading
Cheers! Alcohol and the ostomy
One of the questions I see posted on forums often revolves around the ability to drink alcohol with an ostomy. Though every ostomate is different in what they can tolerate, I thought I would share my experiences. Now I will … Continue reading
Posted in Food and drink, Friends, Gluten intolerance
Tagged alcohol and ostomy, gluten-free, IBD, ileostomy, ostomy, ulcerative colitis
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A Case of 14er Fever Requires a Lot of Water (feat. new video)
On a three-day backpacking trip this past weekend, my husband and I finished our fifth and sixth 14ers (a peak above 14,000 feet) since the beginning of July. Most summers before this, I was lucky if I did one or … Continue reading
Posted in Exercise, Food and drink, Hiking and backpacking, Video
Tagged active, adventure, adventure videos, adventure with ostomy, backpacking, backpacking with ostomy, camping, camping with ostomy, celiac, changing ostomy appliance in outdoors, colitis, colon-removal surgery, crohn's, hiking, hydration with an ileostomy, hydration with an ostomy, IBD, ileostomy, mountains, ostomy, outdoors, sports with ostomy, UC, ulcerative colitis, wilderness, wilderness travel with ostomy
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Packing for a trip: could GORP come along? (feat. new video)
It is crazy what goes through your mind before surgery. Of course, I was worried about all the big things like how painful surgery would be, and how well my stoma would function, and if I would have any complications. … Continue reading
Posted in Food and drink, Gluten intolerance, Hiking and backpacking, Surgery recovery, Video
Tagged adventure, backpacking, celiac, gluten-free, ileostomy, ostomy, wheat free
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