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  • Ableism,  acceptance,  advocacy,  awareness,  crip,  Disability Justice,  invisible illness

    Disability Awareness in the Midst of Coronavirus

    March 12, 2020

    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 herniated disc in my neck/back. And now because of the infamous pandemic, Coronavirus. And during this time, I have come to understand the synergies at play within my body. You see, this hasn’t just been a simple ankle or neck injury for my body. They are excruciatingly debilitating on their own and even more so because I…

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    July 23, 2020

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    April 12, 2020
  • Crohn's,  extraintestinal manifestations,  invisible illness,  living with IBD,  Ulcerative Colitis

    Extraintestinal Manifestations of IBD: An “Eye” on Episcleritis

    February 2, 2020

    As many of you know, I was recently in Austin, TX, traveling to speak at Crohn’s & Colitis Congress. So, when I landed in Austin, I noticed a tinge of red in my right eye and I was a bit concerned but thought it would go away. You see, the dryness of the flight does sometimes irritate my eyes. But as I spent more and more time in Austin, I realized my eyes were reacting to something in the air with construction dust constantly assaulting my eyes. At this point, I became really alarmed because I knew this could be the beginnings of episcleritis, a form of eye inflammation that…

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    My Feature in The New York Times!

    June 22, 2022

    Research Highlights from Digestive Disease Week 2022 for the IBD Community

    June 8, 2022
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