Tag Archives: celiac

Ring around the stoma: my best defense against leaks

Posted on October 30, 2012 by

In approaching the two-year anniversary of my ostomy surgery, I was looking back at an email I wrote to Doug from the hospital during my final severe UC flare. A few days before writing it, I had received my very … Continue reading →

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The long haul (feat. new video)

Posted on October 7, 2011 by

When I first got out of the hospital around Thanksgiving in 2010, I was overwhelmed with my ostomy appliance. I remember calling Doug on the phone in tears the first time I tried to change it on my own. Output … Continue reading →

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Mollydog’s Lesson

Posted on August 29, 2011 by

Mollydog was always full of crazy antics on our outdoor trips. She liked to hike with 3-foot-long logs in her mouth and knock us off the trail when she passed by. She managed to sneak up to our food stash … Continue reading →

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A Case of 14er Fever Requires a Lot of Water (feat. new video)

Posted on August 21, 2011 by

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 →

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Pacing Yourself After Surgery

Posted on July 8, 2011 by

One of the hardest things in recovering from surgery and getting back into outdoor activities is knowing how to pace yourself. There are times in the months after surgery when there are clear lifting restrictions and guidelines, which provide easy-to-understand … Continue reading →

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Happy to be Trying, Blunders and All (feat. new video)

Posted on June 13, 2011 by

There is nothing as satisfying as knowing that you have faced a challenge and succeeded beyond your wildest hopes. That is how my recent four-day backpacking trip to Rocky Mountain National Park over Memorial Day weekend felt. We hiked 3.5 … Continue reading →

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Loving Life and My New Normal (feat. new video)

Posted on June 5, 2011 by

What an amazing week of outdoor adventure it has been. We are still working on the video for our backpacking trip last weekend, as there is a lot of footage to sort through. We hope to get it on the … Continue reading →

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Packing for a trip: could GORP come along? (feat. new video)

Posted on May 20, 2011 by

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 →

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