My mom Dana has suffered from Crohn’s disease for the majority of her life. While I do not know what it feels like to have a flare-up or undergo a laparoscopic bowel resection surgery as my mother has, there is something that I do know: there ...

When looking at options after my senior year of high school, my guidance counselor never suggested taking a gap year. Coming from a rigorous high school, I felt pressure to attend college right away. Unfortunately, the decision to take a gap year was not in my control.  In March of my ...

My world was flipped upside down three years ago after I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. I didn’t even know these digestive diseases existed before I was quickly thrown into all the changes and challenges that come with having one. I was a new high school graduate eager to start ...