Category Archives: Surgery recovery

Heading to camp

Posted on March 19, 2012 by

I first learned about the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America’s Camp Oasis when I was stuck in the hospital for 16 days with my final flare-up of ulcerative colitis. I had been researching treatment and surgery options on my … Continue reading →

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Climbing progress

Posted on February 21, 2012 by

On Sunday I climbed a few feet above the fourth bolt on the wall at the rock climbing gym, held my breath, and jumped off. I felt a few butterflies in my stomach as I free-fell 10 feet before my … Continue reading →

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Cartwheeling, tumbling and cratering myself to confidence

Posted on February 13, 2012 by

Yesterday I cartwheeled, tumbled, and cratered countless times on the slopes while snowboarding. Normally, one might not be pleased with such a performance, but these mishaps were a major milestone for me. Up to this point after surgery, I have … Continue reading →

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Craving normalcy (feat. new video)

Posted on January 28, 2012 by

In the initial months after ileostomy surgery, all I craved was normalcy. Life as I knew it had completely disappeared. Gone were the days of getting up and going to the office to work on a variety of enjoyable challenges … Continue reading →

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The New Year: looking back and looking ahead

Posted on January 1, 2012 by

Happy New Year everyone! I hope 2012 brings health and many blessings. As I set out to write my first post for 2012, I couldn’t decide if it would be best to look forward and write about my goals for … Continue reading →

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Healing the mind as well as the body

Posted on December 9, 2011 by

I was talking to a good friend on the phone the other day and he was commenting on how happy I look in my Ostomy Outdoors videos. He is absolutely right! I am completely elated to be doing all the … Continue reading →

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Part eight in a series: I am thankful for online friends

Posted on November 24, 2011 by

I am thankful for online friends I am not sure what words I typed into the search engine to stumble upon Charis Guerin’s Inspire.com website, but it was one of those lucky moments of fate. I was just entering a … Continue reading →

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Part seven in a series: I am thankful for my friends

Posted on November 23, 2011 by

I am thankful for my friends Friendship can be such an intangible thing. It is the warmth that surrounds you when someone you care about is around. It is the spark that ignites when you realize you have things in … Continue reading →

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Part six in a series: I am thankful for understanding coworkers

Posted on November 22, 2011 by

I am thankful for understanding coworkers One of the hardest things about facing ostomy surgery was knowing I was going to be away from the park where I work for a long period of time. I had already missed several … Continue reading →

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Part four in a series: I am thankful for my surgeon

Posted on November 20, 2011 by

I am thankful for my surgeon, Dr. Craig Brown How could I possibly be laughing? I had just been wheeled into the sterile operating room, had scooted over onto the operating table and was now gazing at the big round … Continue reading →

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