I’ve been gluten-free since I was 13 years old so I know the struggles of celiac disease and how tough it can be. I wish I didn’t have this disease and I wish I could have gluten at times. We probably all wish we could eat gluten without pooping our pants for 3 days…right? Ok, I hope I’m not the only one who has pooped their pants as a fully grown adult. As crappy (literally) as gluten has been to me at times, there are times...

You may know that I’m a very positive person. What you may not know is that I spent my entire teenage years in and out the hospital. You may not know that at the age of 13 years old, I was told I’d only have 3 months to live. As a teenager, most of my weeks consisted of MRI’s, blood draws, countless trips to the hospital, and eventually home-school from the age of 15 - 18 years old. Seeing my doctors became more routine than s...

We've all been through it. Whether you were getting diagnosed to be gluten-free or you're dealing with something now, we've all dealt with doctors who just won't listen. Your laundry list of symptoms continues to grow. The phrase "well your tests came back fine so let's run some more." starts to become routine. You get to the point where you're really start to question if it's all in your...

How many times are we really forced to be cut off from the world? No contact with others, no looking at social media or watching the news. Well, this past week, I was forced to do just that. On November 17th, I underwent a spinal tap for something that I thought would be a piece of cake. Most people would be concerned if they knew that they had to get a 6 inch needle stuck into their spine while awake, which of course I was, b...

When you think of a teenager, you probably think of someone who's in high school, someone who plays sports or participates in school activities, someone who has homework on the weekends or someone who hangs out with friends. For most teenagers, that's a pretty normal life. I mean, honestly, that's what the life of a teenager should be. The last 5 years of my life has been anything but that. Since the age of 13 year...