A look into life with an autoimmune disease and bringing awareness to the community during Autoimmune Disease Awareness Month this March. You’re given a diagnosis of an autoimmune disease (for me, Celiac Disease) and you think life, as you know it, is over. You were given a life sentence of a disease that has no… Continue reading Living a Happy Life with an Autoimmune Disease
Category: Gluten
Frustrated; The Journey for Answers Continues!
I need to be transparent. No, I'm not pregnant in this picture...I’m frustrated and emotional and want to give up researching. I am falling apart. Maybe I’m being a bit dramatic, but I have to be as transparent as I can be with you all. I have been sick for about a week and a… Continue reading Frustrated; The Journey for Answers Continues!
What is Celiac Disease?
Let’s be real for a minute, the gluten-free craze is out of hand! The assumption that I am being “trendy” on a “gluten-free diet” is a battle people like me with Celiac disease are dealing with every.single.day. I am not only avoiding gluten because I have a reaction to it, I am avoiding gluten because… Continue reading What is Celiac Disease?
An Emotional Race
About 6 years ago, my husband and I decided to go for a little bike ride. We had Grandma come over to watch our son and we went out for a nice, quiet bike ride day date. We went to a local trail and enjoyed the day and time together. Looking back, I did not… Continue reading An Emotional Race