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Immunocompromised in the Age of Coronavirus

Immunocompromised in the Age of Coronavirus

By Tina Aswani Omprakash A Crohn’s patient shares her very real fears, anxieties, and sadness around being immunocompromised while grappling with the coronavirus pandemic in New York City. *Originally published on April 27th, 2020 by Everyday Health:...
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...
“I Had an Ostomy—and It Changed My Life”

“I Had an Ostomy—and It Changed My Life”

For these people living with Crohn’s disease, ostomy surgery made everything from the ordinary to the extraordinary possible. By Jennifer Rainey Marquez Excerpt taken from HealthCentral. Article originally published in HealthCentral on November 27th, 2019:...
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...