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Category Archives: Crohn’s disease
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Those Two Monumental Moments
There are always two exciting, monumental, OMG-so-encouraging milestones that happen as I’m coming back from a Crohn’s flare-up. When these things eventually occur, I’m all, “Oh Hell yeah, I’m back, I’m awesome, life is sweet, you can’t stop the beat.” […]
Posted in Central Park, Crohn's disease, Running, Stress and tagged Central Park, Crohn's Disease, Running, Stress-
Thankful Things Thursday: The Difference A Day Makes
Whoa. Today is better than yesterday. How about that? Let’s talk about it in grateful form, because today is Thankful Things Thursday. Yes, happy holidays to you and yours. I’m thankful I feel a little better today. Will it last? […]
Posted in Central Park, Crohn's disease, Running, Thankful Things Thursday and tagged Central Park, Crohn's Disease, Running, Thankful Things Thursday, Tyler-
Body, We Need To Talk
I was so optimistic after this weekend. No, I didn’t feel completely over this latest Crohn’s flare-up, but I was certain I was flying full-speed on the road to recovery. But then yesterday happened, and now I’m all, “WTF, body? […]
All I Needed Was A Long Weekend
Tyler says hi. At this time last week, I was a bit of a mess. I was Crohnsing hard, I couldn’t really eat and my night sweating had nothing to do with humidity. My fever climbed well into the 100-degree […]
Posted in Central Park, Crohn's disease, Giveaways, Holidays, Movies, NYC, Running, Stress and tagged Biking, Central Park, Coach Cane, Crohn's Disease, Giveaways, Memorial Day Weekend, Mrs. Coach Cane, Running, Saucony, Spinning-
Do You Want Free Sneakers? (Translation: A Giveaway!)
Today is going to be awesome. Hello, from Optimistic Ali! She’s back! I’ve got Remicade cruising through my body and I’m wholeheartedly convinced I’m firmly on the road to recovery. I kicked off my day today with a 6:15 SoulCycle […]
Posted in Crohn's disease, Food, Giveaways, Workouts and tagged Crohn's Disease, Find Your Strong, Giveaway, Saucony, SoulCycle-
Thankful Things Thursday: Happy Thoughts Will Make Me Healthy
Yesterday was a pretty cool day. Your comments on my “Crohn’s sucks a little more than you may realize” post were awesome. I loved hearing all of your stories about your own battles with chronic illness, and I appreciated all […]
Posted in Crohn's disease, Thankful Things Thursday and tagged Crohn's Disease, SoulCycle, Spinning, Thankful Things Thursday, Weddings-
A Few Things You Should Know About Crohn's Disease
Look, I’m just as tired of writing about being sick as you probably are of reading about it. That grammar felt wrong. My brain hurts. I’m sorry. Let me take this time to show you how huge Tyler is: I […]
10 Reasons To Love Summer Running
“I hate running in the heat.” “I sweat too much.” (No such thing.) “I don’t want sports bra tan lines.” (Why not? They’re sexy and classy and look great with strapless dresses at weddings.) “You have to wake up too […]
There's A First Time For Many Things
Hi! How are you? Good. I’m glad. I hope your weekend was splendid. Mine was. I was in Charlotte, NC, watching my best friend get married! Along the way I experienced many “firsts.” Now I will tell you about them. […]
Posted in Crohn's disease, Family, Happy Things, NYC, Running, Travel, Weddings and tagged Central Park, Charlotte, Crohn's Disease, North Carolina, Running, Travel, Weddings-
Thankful Things Thursday: On Learning To Do What's Best For Ali
Hehe. So remember yesterday when I wrote about “the night sweats not being too bad” and how I luckily “didn’t totally sweat through my new sheets.” I take it back. I take it all back. Oops. I’m Crohnsier than ever […]
Posted in Crohn's disease, Family, Stress, Thankful Things Thursday, Travel, Weddings and tagged Crohn's Disease, Thankful Things Thursday, Travel, Tyler, Weddings-