Don't tell anyone, but I felt the pressure going into Camp Oasis 2019. In addition to leading the LIT program, I wasn't sure I could top last year's video -
What is an Oasis? The '18 LIT class was full of talent and outgoing energy.
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Finding Purpose; Creating a Movement - Keynote
The Iowa Digestive Disease Center (IDDC) presents an annual education conference for patients and caregivers.
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What Is An Oasis? - Camp Video
Camp Oasis is hard to sum up. It is put on by the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation, and gives kids diagnosed with IBD a place to not only be themselves, but connect
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What I Want You To Know - Viral Blog Post
One major and consistent hurdle for chronic illness patients to manage is communicating life with disease to anyone who hasn't personally experienced it. Nearly all of the communication that exists falls into two categories: sterile lists of symptoms and medical level epidemiology. On the other side, there were early blog posts from patients that generally discussed singular events - advice on specific symptoms, tales of doctor visits.
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