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  • About Me

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    jcjennib

    Female, 44
    USA
    Member since June 10, 2007

    • About Me

      Happily married wife, mother, caregiver to my father, p/t rehab therapist, caring for daughter with Crohn's

      Happily married wife, mother, caregiver to my father, p/t rehab therapist, caring for daughter with Crohn's

    • Interests

      My interests include My husband and 2 kids. My father lives with us and we enjoy being outside, yard work, traveling, camping, hiking and socializing. I love the Lord with all my heart.

      My interests include My husband and 2 kids. My father lives with us and we enjoy being outside, yard

  • Journal

    • saturday trivia

      Mood April 11, 2009 8:17pm

      Last weekend Javon and I attended a CCFA conference and we both spoke on panels about the disease of Crohns, the tx, the journey, the stress, the …

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    • Journal Entry for June 11, 2008

      Mood June 11, 2008 11:40am

      yesterday was so stressful.  Last week I put in an order for a new shipment of vital jr. (javon is on total entereal care and prednisone free …

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    • Ray of Sunshine

      From Chris1981 July 18

      Dear Jenni, :)

      Your sunflower has blossomed! :) This is such a wonderfully special day in the yard and garden. :) 8 sunflowers have blossomed so very beautifully! :) in my July 18th, 2009 journal, you can view your sunflower if you'd like. :) my family and i send our love, warm friendship wishes, caring thoughts, many blessings, and lots of super big happy sunny sunflower hugs, and happy friendship smiles, from CT! :) Where there's a sunflower, there's a smile! :)

    • Shout Out

      From maddicee April 27

      I will definitely stay in touch with you. :)

    • Flower

      From Chris1981 April 12

      Happy Easter angel Jenni, and family! :) awww! :) good morning! :) Jenni, we hope and pray, that all is well, and that all is a blessing. :) we hope you all are enjoying a wonderful weekend. :) It's so very nice hearing from you again. :) we think of you all often. :) This is such a wonderfully pleasant surprise!!! :) Jenni, we are so very happy you all are doing well, and that you are enjoying your beautiful garden. :) i still have some gardening seeds that you sent me in 2007. :) we're gonna plant lots of the flower seeds this gardening season. :) i'm so very happy you all enjoyed the Easter card. :) It's such a wonderful day. :) Easter sunday. :) many wonderful blessings. :) today, as we all gather with our loved ones, family and friends, spending nice quality time together, we'll all continue to feel the wonderful love, care, and support, that surrounds us each and every day. :) Each day, is a gift, treasure, and blessing ,and getting to share these very special times with everyone, is incredible. :) my family and i, give thanks, as we are so very blessed, with your wonderful friendship. :) Thank you Jenni, so very much, for all of your wonderfully heart warming comments, warm well wishes, and hugs. :) Your support means the world to us. :) we deeply appreciate everything. :) You have helped me make it this far into my therapy. :) i'm so very fortunate. :) Thank you for your wonderful guidance, and encouragement. :) just knowing that you are here for my family and i, is so very comforting and uplifting. :) It's so very nice, getting to help eachother. :) We all have made such great progress together. :) the strength and hope we all gain from eachother, will always give us a boost in our spirits. :) It's so very special, that you and your family are going to be spending nice quality time together, celebrating the lovely Easter holiday. :) We'll be with eachother in spirit. :) we love Easter sunday. :) my family and i are well. :) We're going to exchange easter gifts with eachother this morning. :) Kayla and Taylynn are going to have an Easter egg hunt. :) It's going to be so very special, all of the great memories being made today. :) my mom says hi. :) She's going to cook a nice ham dinner today. :) We love her homecooked meals. :) We are so very happy and excited!!! :) my dad and i are going to do some yard and garden work today. :) gonna prepare 3 more gardening areas for the 2009 gardening season. :) Jenni, we look forward to hearing from you. :) god bless you all. :) We send our love, warm friendship wishes, caring thoughts, and lots of super big happy sunny sunflower hugs, from all of us here in CT. :) Enjoy a wonderfully blessed, very happy, and lovely Easter with your family :)

    • High Five

      From maddicee September 13, 2008

      Hello:] havnt talked to you in awhile.how have you been?

    • Hug

      From Stuckinatree August 27, 2008

      HEY JENNI, GLAD TO SEE YOUR SMILE FACE...MEANS YOUR OKAY. HOW IS JAVON DOING? MISS YOU, HAVEN'T HEARD FROM YOU IN AWHILE. LET ME KNOW YOUR OKAY!!! LUV AND HUGS....NANCY

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  • Goals

    Progress

    5 %

    Goal End Date is Jun 7, 08 540 days ago.
    donations ($)
    175
  • Support Groups

    • Close Crohn's Disease & Ulcerative Colitis

      Found out this summer my adolescent daughter has Crohn's disease. I am familiar with Crohn's...my mother had it severly. Oddly enough I am adopted but I recently discovered my biological father has it.

      Treatments

      Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Working / Worked
      Crying Working / Worked
      blubber it out (like throwing up toxic waste) mop my face off and start again
      Eating Healthier Foods Working / Worked
      watching everything that goes into our mouths these days....husband is juicing like a madman!
      Flagyl Working / Worked
      so far so good...forming poop now.
      Laughter Working / Worked
      we go from downcast to hysterical with "Crohn's humour" poop & farts are a gas around here!
      Physical Exercise Working / Worked
      Burning off nervous tension, elevating my heart rate, going to a different place. It helps.
      Prayer Working / Worked
      For me praying is communion with the Lord. Climbing up on lap and resting my shoulder against his. I feel his comfort and love and occasionally I hear him speak words of wisdom to my heart and mind.
      Prednisone Too Soon to Tell
      Her appetite is returning and she complains less about pain.
      Purinethol Too Soon to Tell
      Relaxation Working / Worked
      afternoon naps, cuddling, snuggling..just overall quiet time with Javon.
      Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked
      My friends bolster my spirit with their love, support and prayers.
      Support Groups Working / Worked
      This website is helping a lot!
      Surgery Working / Worked
      botox injections alleviate pain around rectum
      Writing Working / Worked
      I must write in my journal or I feel like I am going insane.
      Miralax Working / Worked
      brings the right kind poop
      Fish Oil Working / Worked
      eating it and taking supplements
      Probiotics Too Soon to Tell
      just started using them
      Remicade Too Soon to Tell
      1st treatment made a difference in about 4 days. 2nd tx coming next week.
      Remicade Working / Worked
      Has helped with pain mgmt, increased strenght and endurance.
      Purinethol Not Working
      did not stop the pain or fevers.
      Humira Working / Worked
      tolerates it well. It is a stinging injection every other week.
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