Own Your Crohn’s

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The Impact of IBD on Racial & Ethnic Minorities

The Impact of IBD on Racial & Ethnic Minorities

On Tuesday, April 23rd, 2019, in honor of National Minority Health Month, Dr. Aline Charabaty (Director of Johns Hopkins IBD Center), Brooke Abbott (Patient Advocate, Crazy Creole Mommy Chronicles) & I (Patient Advocate, Own Your Crohn’s) had the honor of...
My Health Became My Top Priority

My Health Became My Top Priority

**Originally published in Health Central on April 10th, 2019** CHAPTER 1 Crashing Down When I first began having inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) symptoms in 2005, I had just graduated college, started my first job, and I gotten out of a difficult relationship. And...
OYC Trailblazers: What Healing Means to Natasha

OYC Trailblazers: What Healing Means to Natasha

By Natasha Weinstein My name is Natasha and I have Crohn’s Disease. I was diagnosed at the age of 11 after years of mild disease activity and extraintestinal manifestations (joint pains, random fevers and stunted growth). It was only when my disease became severe with...