Category: IBD

Pinup Model

Photo by Autumn Luciano First of all, let me say what an honor it is to speak …

Girls with Guts, The Power of a Sisterhood

When we started Girls With Guts almost 4 years ago (wow!), we wanted to share stories here …

My Journey

My name is Shayna.  I am a 35 year old woman living in the Boston area.  I …

Falling Into Place – Restarting My Life with an Ostomy

It was an exciting day as I stepped out of my car door, onto a new college …

Managing Chronic Illness – My Journey So Far

Imagine being a teenager and missing multiple days of high school in a row and not really …

Finding Your Support System

I truly believe finding a support system of chronic disease “peers” is important to maintaining emotional and …

A New Journey

On the outside I seem like any normal eighteen year old, going to college and fulfilling my …