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Stability and success after living with a j-pouch for 11 years
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Stability and success after living with a j-pouch for 11 years

Redemption, rides, and reframed perspectives came out of my eleventh year with my j-pouch.

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Ten great things about my first decade living with a j-pouch
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Ten great things about my first decade living with a j-pouch

An incredibly normal decade of living feels pretty incredible, thanks to my j-pouch.

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Let the fine times roll: Nine years with a j-pouch
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Let the fine times roll: Nine years with a j-pouch

Sometimes a great thing to happen is for not a lot to happen.

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Have eight years with a j-pouch really turned me into… an optimist?!?!
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Have eight years with a j-pouch really turned me into… an optimist?!?!

My second j-pouch surgery was a turning point in my ability to take a more hopeful perspective on life, on a more regular basis.

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Before I go (off social media)
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Before I go (off social media)

Saying goodbye to social media’s rubbish.

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After seven years with a j-pouch, I can’t complain
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After seven years with a j-pouch, I can’t complain

Handling a global pandemic has been a lot easier thanks to my pelvic pouch.

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Pelvic pouch powers, six years after surgery
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Pelvic pouch powers, six years after surgery

My sixth year with a pelvic pouch was easily the hardest, but only because life was nowhere near as good as the j-pouch itself.

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Two little words
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Two little words

For my father, Noshir Clarke (1938-2019).

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Five things I’ve learned from five years with a j-pouch
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Five things I’ve learned from five years with a j-pouch

Over the last five years, my j-pouch has opened possibilities, kept me going in trying times, and helped me better identify what’s important in my life.

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