Get Your Belly Out

If you live in the UK, please be aware of this great organization Get Your Belly Out. This charitable organization does a lot for the IBD community in raising IBD awareness, social opportunities, helping in practice and policies, supporting research and creating a safe online space. They may be located in the UK, but a lot of what they do help support the global IBD community.

Their site covers a lot of information from donations, shop for GYBO products, support, events and research.

They are also active on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and Facebook.

I encourage anyone either living with IBD or is supporting someone with IBD to check out their site or social media and, if you can, make a donation.

~Vern

"Well, That's Not Very Ladylike" A Memoir

I recently finished a very heartfelt book (written by my good friend Jennifer Lock) about the struggles, the tears and triumphs with living with a chronic illness along with mental illness. It is very well written with a good sense of humor. 

I have known Jenni for many years and we have talked and supported each other through these years, even though we have never met, but even I never realized the struggle and pain she was having. One chapter had me almost in tears. This will give you and understanding what someone with a chronic illness goes through. Crohn's disease is so much more than a bowel disease and everyone who reads this book will get that understanding.

You will read about Crohn's disease, fibromyalgia, mental illness and suicidal tendencies and the struggle to deal with coming out of it all.

This book can be found online on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, ImagineWePublishers, etc.

A must read for anyone with a chronic illness.

Funny IBD-related TV Ads

It's funny how some TV commercials can directly relate to IBD and some of my favourites are with the drinkable anti-diarrhea vaccine, Dukoral. 

Like this one... "Funny Walks"

https://youtu.be/XxK4tAbAeR8?si=YpdSjgfKVz-qVWNX

I think I have done all these, what about you?