Own Your Crohn’s

Empowering the Chronically Ill & Disabled to Lead Fuller Lives

Disability Awareness in the Midst of Coronavirus

Disability Awareness in the Midst of Coronavirus

The past 3.5 months I’ve spent much of my existence fairly immobile and mostly homebound: 2.5 weeks in an aircast, 8 weeks in a boot and 4 weeks in an ankle brace. Why? Because of a torn ligament in my ankle. And more recently, I’ve been in a neck brace due to a...
What Will People Think? ~A Short Documentary by Chealynn Feaster

What Will People Think? ~A Short Documentary by Chealynn Feaster

This past fall I had the opportunity to meet and film with filmmaker Chealynn Feaster, a fellow ostomate and Crohn’s Disease warrior. Together we pieced together a short documentary called What Will People Think? (Hindi/Urdu: Log Kya Kahenge?) which shines light...
The Other Side of Crohn’s: Caregiving

The Other Side of Crohn’s: Caregiving

By Anand Omprakash Originally published by the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation on December 3rd, 2019: https://www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org/anands-story   “Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.” – Robert A...
The Beauty of Ostomates Worldwide

The Beauty of Ostomates Worldwide

Happy #OstomyOctober, everyone! After doing a piece about things we can do with an ostomy last year, it only seemed appropriate this year to highlight how diverse the population living with all types of ostomies is. Just to backtrack, many of you might be wondering...
My Feature in Suffering the Silence’s Photo Series Campaign

My Feature in Suffering the Silence’s Photo Series Campaign

Originally Published in The Mighty on October 2nd, 2019: https://themighty.com/2019/10/suffering-the-silence-chronic-illness-photo-series/ “I was diagnosed 13.5 years ago but I feel like for a long time I kept it quiet. It’s so deeply stigmatized in American culture....