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An Interview with News 12 NJ: How Does Coronavirus Affect YOU?

An Interview with News 12 NJ: How Does Coronavirus Affect YOU?

Earlier today, News 12 NJ journalist Prashanthi Musapet interviewed IBD patient advocate Tina Aswani Omprakash of OwnYourCrohns.com on Instagram LIVE on her experience as an immunocompromised patient living with Crohn’s Disease in the midst of the #COVID19...
Coping with IBD & Stress & Anxiety Around COVID-19

Coping with IBD & Stress & Anxiety Around COVID-19

Last night I had the honor of doing a Facebook Live with Dr. Tiffany Taft (Psychogastroenterology, Northwestern University) and Amber Tresca (About IBD, IBD Moms) in conjunction with the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation. We discussed all the emotions around...
Colon Cancer & Its Devastating Impact on My Family

Colon Cancer & Its Devastating Impact on My Family

I was 8 years old when I walked into my father’s room in the hospital as he laid there coma-stricken in his final days. I told him I had gotten an A on my Science test, hoping in all my innocence that an A would make him so proud that he would wake up from his...