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Cool People and BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS this week on Talkin 'Bout Guts

This week we take a minute to talk to Megan. It's an interesting story about her mis-diagnosis... but in a much different way than we are use to hearing about.

Also we make a HUGE Announcement toward the end of the show.  We will update everyone on the interwebs in a couple days to allow you to listen to it.

Until we meet again

Back from our break, It's a new Talkin 'Bout Guts

After taking the last couple weeks to get through some things, we are back to it doing what we do best!

Daniel is currently editing together a documentary about the recent NY Get Your Guts In Gear ride.  If you have a story that you would like to share about your experience on it, please email him daniel@talkinboutguts.com.  He's hoping to have it out to all of you in a couple days if everything goes right.

This week, we talk to Jennifer Jaff with the Advocacy for Patients with Chronic Illnesses about the work that they are doing on behalf of paitents everywhere.  They have been heavily involved with the regulations that are coming through with the Health Care Reform legislation that is heading through congress now. Make sure to go check out what they are doing day to day on their Blog and if you have a question or comment or want to donate to the cause, make sure to email Jennifer or give her a call in the office at (860) 674-1370

Here's a note from Producer and Host, Daniel:

"Hello to all out listeners.  I must apologize for the lack of episodes over the last month. There is really nothing that I can say except that I am sorry for the lack of content.  There certantly has been content there to do, I just haven't been able to bring it to you.  Hopefully this last studio change that has happened will allow us to do the content that you deserve.  With that in mind, if you have an idea that you would like to see happen on the show, please email us talk@talkinboutguts.com and we will do what we can to make it happen, even let you run the show if it's what you would like. If you are someone that we have talked to in the past about doing a show, please forgive me. I will be pouring through the emails over the next couple weeks and contacting you about an interview soon. Thank you and please, have a disease free week!"

Until we next meet again!

A TBG Quickie for you today

Today is a quickie for you.  Just an update of what's in the works and a quick drop in by JT, the Ride Director for Get Your Guts In Gear about the NY ride this weekend.  More to come this weekend as we talk with riders and crew while they are on the ride.

Big Ideas and Cool Authors this week on Talkin 'Bout Guts

This week on Talkin 'Bout Guts, we talk about what happened this season on Grey's Anatomy in relation to how they have portrayed Ostomies, Sit down with Brenda Elsagher to talk about her writing including the 4th book she is currently working on, and talk about what's coming up next.

This week, for the 2nd time this season, the writers and producers of Grey's Anatomy have taken the time to reinforce a lot of negative stereotypes in society on their show.  There are a lot of things happening to try and inform the writers of thier error.  Here's just a few:

There is a new Facebook group that has started: Shame On Grey's Anatomy for their negative views on Ostomies
There is a email campaign that has started to ABC that will hopefully help out. Want to join, go to ABC.com and click on the Contact Us link
If you want someone to call, here's the number to Miguel (the Executive Producer's assistant) 323-671-5744. He hasn't been too helpfull, giving me an unmonitored email address, but maybe someone else can get through to him and get something usefull.
The UOAA claims it is working on something, but as I have yet to see anything about this, I will assume that they are just keeping appearances by saying they are but probably have nothing in the works.

Matt and Daniel have some great ideas on what needs to happen, and the realization is that Grey's Anatomy isn't where our efforts should be.  We talk about what needs to happen to really get traction in the awareness movement, but nobody wants to listen.  Our gripe, don't say you want to raise awareness and continue to preach to the choir, it get's you nowhere.

This week, Daniel sat down and talked to Brenda Elsagher. She is currently working on her 4th book about Ostomies and the Bedroom.  If you want to join in on the fun, check her website out http://www.livingandlaughing.com/ or send her an email brenda@livingandlaughing.com. Her phone # is also on the website.

Till next week...

Dan takes a break as the family speaks this week on Talkin 'Bout Guts

This week, Dan takes a step aside to allow Matt to talk to the rest of the family about Daniel's journey.

Questions, Comments, Wanna just drop a line? talk@talkinboutguts.com

Bizarrely funny this week on Talkin 'Bout Guts

We are back this week talkin 'bout guts as always!

This week has a lot of events going on.  If you are anywhere near FL, you need to go welcome The Cycling SemiColons back from a safe journey across the southern tear of the USA.  Todd will be arriving on Friday, so check out their website and meet up with him when he gets there!

This week I took some time to talk to Ben Morrison.  This extremely funny man has been everywhere and has a great comedy album that chronicals his journey with Crohn's.  You have to go check it out here, and go buy the Video off his website.  In a couple weeks time, they will be releasing the audio version of this on iTunes!  We will let you know once that day happens.  You can also follow him on Facebook or Twitter.

Here's the easy way to put the links up after our extensive name dropping session

Ben Morrison's Website - http://www.benmorrison.org/
Direct to the Pain In The Ass video - www.benmorrison.org/pita.htm
Rubber Side Down - http://www.poweredbycommunity.org/
Rob Hill and the No Guts Know Glory Campaign - http://www.nogutsknowglory.com/
Get Your Guts In Gear - http://www.ibdride.org/
Great Comebacks - http://www.greatcomebacks.com/

(If I forgot someone or something I will do my best to correct it soon)

Also, a shout out to our friends over at the CDSN - http://www.crohnsdiseasesn.com/

Until Next Week!

A little loopy this week for Talkin 'Bout Guts

This week on Talkin 'Bout Guts, we gave Daniel a portable recorder and asked him to record his thoughs as he went through surgery. 

Until next week, Enjoy yourselves and have a disease free week

Lots of Good News this week on Talkin 'Bout Guts

This week we get a ton of good news, talk with people doing a great thing for youth, and talk about my upcoming "sabatical" that I will be taking.

This week, we received great news for us, and hopefully for you.  Our friends at Get Your Guts In Gear think that the work we have started is great, and have decided to help us spread the word even farther. Their support will allow us to expand the show, go places we probably wouldn't have had the means to get to, and bring you exciting new features.  It won't be overnight, but over time we will be taking this to places we never expected it to go when we launched it only 14 weeks ago.

This week, we also received a press release from ConvaTec about a cool new Ostomy product they have been working on and finally got 510(k) clearance from the FDA. Read the release Here

Also this week, we had the pleasure of talking to Esten, Cheryl, and Paul. They are all connected to the wonderment that is Youth Rally in one way or another. Esten is a Counslor this year after finding out about this later in life. Cheryl had a bit more familiar story to those that have been a part of this for a while. She started as a camper and after graduating the program became a counslor. Paul (or Dad as he likes to think of himself as) is the Chairman and CEO of YRC Inc., the company on the backbone of Youth Rally.  In some way, shape, or form, they all have had their lives changed by the experiences at Youth Rally.  They share their stories this week. Want to know more about Youth Rally? Head to their website http://www.rally4youth.org/

As most of you know, I am about to go under the knife again this week.  We want to bring you through my head as I go through this again. This time around it is a little different for me as I am not going through it for the first time and I have had an ostomy for a couple months now. I hope that you get something out of the experience that I am about to go through.  If you have any suggestions for Matt on what he should talk about or cover, send him an email Matt@talkinboutguts.com.

We also have set up a chat room for you all to use if you so chose.  One of us will always be in there and will answer questions as we see them.  While I go through surgery I will be in there during my recovery. Please feel free to drop in and talk with us or use it to talk with eachother if you want. Just click on the link at the top of this page "Come Chat With Us"
We based this in irc network. If you know what's happening with this, feel free to use your favorite irc client to get to us. irc.echo34.net #talkinbotuguts.

We will be taking a week off as I will be still be in the hospital when we would have recorded and posted the next episode. We will return in 2 weeks with new episodes.

Until we meet again.

Back To The Grind For Episode 13 of Talkin 'Bout Guts

This week on Talkin 'Bout Guts, we give a quick update on our friends doing amazing things around the world, talk with the creator of a really cool new social network for IBD's, and give an update on my upcoming surgery.

The Cycling SemiColons are making their way across the nation.  Unfortunately Jay ran into some health problems (Get Better Soon Jay!), but Todd is continuing the route until Jay can join back into the ride.  As of this morning, He had crossed into Texas. Have a safe Journey and we look forward to checking in with you soon!

Watch their Blog and Twitter Here and see exactly where he is via GPS Here

The IBD Adventures crew had touched down in Lukla and has started there ascent to the base camp of Mount Everest.  They have been sharing some great stories along the way. Take a minute to check out what their doing and see some AMAZING pictures of Everest on their site http://www.nogutsknowglory.com/

Jason was kind enough to share his story with us today. Check out what he, and 450+ other people are doing on the Crohn's Disease Support Network (CDSN) Here and follow along on Twitter if you have one of those Here.

As you all may know, or few will be finding out, I am back on the table in the next couple weeks for (what I hope to be) my last surgery.  We will be working with my doctors and nurses to try and bring you a really up close of what this experience is like to go through.  I hope you all will get something out of my experiences.

Until we meet again...

This Special Edition of Talkin 'Bout Guts is brought to you by the letter E

This week, we bring you a special edition of Talkin 'Bout Guts where Daniel gets a chance to talk to Rob Hill, a man living with Crohn's and an Ostomy... but isn't letting that stop him from sumitting Mt. Everest a little later this year. 

Check out Robs journey over the 7 tallest mountains of the world, as well as track his progress up Mt. Everest on his site http://www.nogutsknowglory.com/

You can learn more about IDEAS and what they are doing in Canada http://www.weneedideas.com/

Check out this video the people over at Great Comebacks made that's Rob talking about why he climbs



On another note from the show, if you need that address for the producers and health liason for Grey's Anatomy, here it is again

Shonda Rhimes, Producer, Grey’s Anatomy

In Care Of Meg Marinis, Health Liason
4151 Prospect Avenue 5th Floor
Los Feliz Tower
Los Angeles, CA 90027


Until this weekend!  Have a disease free week

Standing on our Soapboxes this week on Talkin 'Bout Guts

Warning: This weeks episode was left unedited and uncensored for a reason. Listener discression is advised.

This week on Talkin 'Bout Guts, Daniel and Matt had to take a minute to get on their soapboxes and talk about some things that they believe need to be addressed.

My Apologies for not getting this information on the site yesterday when I posted this episode. But here's what you want to know

This year, the FY11 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill cuts funding for the CDC's IBD Epidemiology Program.  This would cut VITAL research into IBD, diseases that are already relatively unknown to the medical community and the world.  With so much unknown, and so many people that have run out of treatment options, research is critical, and it will be cut unless we speak up! Please take a minute to write your representatives and tell them that they can NOT let this happen!

To get to the directory of members of the House of Representatives, click HERE
To get to the directory of members of the Senate, click HERE

Tony Kornheiser, host of his own show on ESPN radio 980 in DC and TV host of ESPN's PTI and Monday Night Football went on a rant on March 11, 2010 against bicyclists saying "Run Them Down!" and "Just bump them off the road..."  The audio of this rant in its entirity is in the show.
On March 19th, he had Lance Armstrong on the show to apologize for his rant.  Listen to that audio HERE

I could not find a direct email address for Tony, but you can contact the show through their web form found HERE.  You can also contact the heads of ESPN Radio, and ESPN TV. I am working on finding proper email addresses to the Disney corporation (the parent company to ESPN)

We will be back on Wednesday with a special edition of Talkin 'Bout Guts where we will be talking to Rob Hill, a man who lives with Crohn's and an Ostomy, who is taking off to go climb Mt. Everest.

Until Then... you can always email the show talk@talkinboutguts.com

Have yourselves a Disease Free Week!

Almost like we knew what we were doing this week on Talkin 'Bout Guts

This week on Talkin Bout Guts, we talk about Awareness coming in situations that you may not expect it, get funny with a guy living with Crohn's and finding all the creative ways to raise money for the cause, and Matt decides to surprise Daniel with a Mystery question

This past weekend, both Daniel and Matt volunteered to work the Get Your Guts In Gear booth at the Seattle Bike Expo to try and find some more riders for this years rides.  While there, both were surprised by the stories that were shared about people either living with or know people living with IBD or an Ostomy. They share about their experience with that.

Also on this show, we talk to Gary Beckman, a guy living with Crohn's who not only finds ways to have way too much fun in everything that he does, he finds some very creative ways to raise money for awareness and research.  Check out his blog here

Matt's new feature on the show... His Mystery Question of the Week.  He has decided to try and surprise Daniel with a random question that he has though of throughout the week.  What has he come up with this week???

As always, if you have anything to say about anything... please email us!

Until Next Week!

Another Week, Another Episode for you!

This week on Talkin 'Bout Guts, we read a letter that was sent to us from a listener, talk to a teenager that isn't letting IBD stop him from doing the things he wants to do... including climbing 17,000ft to the base of Mt. Everest, and talk a little bit about what happened in Washington DC during Great Comebacks.

Clinton Shard, a 17 yr old from Squamish, BC, isn't letting his Crohn's disease stop him from making the trek with Rob Hill to the base camp of Mt. Everest in just a few short weeks.  He also summitted Mt. Kilimanjaro with Rob in September of 2009.  In the run-up to making the Everest trip, he is traveling around Canada telling his story to hopefully inspire others to not let IBD stop them! Check out his story Here and Here

You may have notice the new graphic.  Well after all the submissions, we have found a logo that we absolutely fell in love with and we think that absolutely gets what it is that we are doing here.  We have to thank Michael for taking the time to submit it! We will have him on the show to reveal the super secret prize for making it!

In the near future, we will be relaunching the website! If you have any input on what we need on it, please let us know! We want to make it as user friendly as we can and give you access to all the information that you want.

Until next week, please feel free to email us Talk@TalkinBoutGuts.com

It's an absolute honor to bring you a Special Edition of Talkin 'Bout Guts from Great Comebacks in Washington DC

This week, I was in Washington DC for The Great Comebacks awards ceremony.

In this episode, I had the pleasure of talking with the 4 regional award winners.  Tony Bell, Scott Bowling, Father Dennis Donovan SDB, and Sylvia Prothro Hebert

More about the Great Comebacks program and what they do can be found here

We are working on getting time with Cheif Warrent Officer Bob Cuyler, last years winner of the Tony Snow Public Service Award, as well as Latoya Lucas who was this years Tony Snow Award winner.  We will let you know when we have a chance to talk with them and bring you those interviews immediately.

More to come this weekend as I recap the days there. 

Thanks you to all of out listeners! We really appreciate each and every one of you!

There are way too many "C" words in Episode 7

This week, Our superheroes find out there are WAY too many "C" words associated with guts.

We talked with Todd Colitti, Mr. November in the 2009 Coloander.  He is a stage 4 Colorectal Cancer Survivor of 10 years that still is a firefighter to this day.  We ask him about life before and after diagnosis

We also got ourselves a nice surprise with a call from our friend Jay Pacitti.  Go check out what it was that he was talking about http://www.wegotguts.com/

Please keep the emails coming. We will have some more great episodes coming!

Check this comic out... too funny!

Ben Morrison is a Actor/Comic that lives with Crohn's.  He finds some great ways to find humor with his disease.  Check it out and follow him on Twitter @benthemorrison

Feeling Super Special to bring you Episode 6

Today on Talkin 'Bout Guts, we feel super special to have Kristin Knipp, President of the UOAA, about her story and what the UOAA has going on and will be doing over the coming years.  If you want to reach out to the UOAA, Check these links out

http://www.uoaa.org/
www.twitter.com/UOAA

We will be updating you when we get back from DC for Great Comebacks.  Thank you Once again to the UOAA and ConvaTec for sending me to this conference.  I hope to bring you a couple great episodes from there.

Here's the entirity of the story that I was telling on the show

Colonoscopy Journal:


I called my friend Andy Sable, a gastroenterologist, to make an appointment for a colonoscopy.

A few days later, in his office, Andy showed me a color diagram of the colon, a lengthy organ that appears to go all over the place, at one point passing briefly through Minneapolis.

Then Andy explained the colonoscopy procedure to me in a thorough, reassuring and patient manner.

I nodded thoughtfully, but I didn't really hear anything he said, because my brain was shrieking, 'HE'S GOING TO STICK A TUBE 17,000 FEET UP YOUR BEHIND!'

I left Andy' s office with some written instructions, and a prescription for a product called 'MoviPrep,' which comes in a box large enough to hold a microwave oven. I will discuss MoviPrep in detail later; for now suffice it to say that we must never allow it to fall into the hands of America's enemies..

I spent the next several days productively sitting around being nervous.

Then, on the day before my colonoscopy, I began mypreparation. In accordance with my instructions, I didn't eat any solid food that day; all I had was chicken broth, which is basicallywater, only with less flavor.

Then, in the evening, I took the MoviPrep. You mix two packets of powder together in a one-liter plastic jug, then you fill it with lukewarm water. (For those unfamiliar with the metric system, a liter is about 32 gallons). Then you have to drink the whole jug. This takes about an hour, because MoviPrep tastes - and here I am being kind - like a mixture of goat spit and urinal cleanser, with just a hint of lemon.

The instructions for MoviPrep, clearly written by somebody with a great sense of humor, state that after you drink it, 'a loose, waterybowel movement may result.'

This is kind of like saying that after you jump off your roof, you may experience contact with the ground.

MoviPrep is a nuclear laxative. I don't want to be too graphic, here, but, have you ever seen a space-shuttle launch? This is pretty much the MoviPrep experience, with you as the shuttle. There are times when you wish the commode had a seat belt. You spend several hours pretty much confined to the bathroom, spurting violently. You eliminate everything. And then, when you figure you must be totally empty, you have to drink another liter of MoviPrep, at which point, as far as I can tell, your bowels travel into the future and start eliminating food that you have not even eaten yet.

After an action-packed evening, I finally got to sleep.

The next morning my wife drove me to the clinic. I was very nervous. Not only was I worried about the procedure, but I had been experiencing occasional return bouts of MoviPrep spurtage. I was thinking, 'What if I spurt on Andy?' How do you apologize to a friend for something like that? Flowers would not be enough.

At the clinic I had to sign many forms acknowledging that I understood and totally agreed with whatever the heck the forms said. Then they led me to a room full of other colonoscopy people, where I went inside a little curtained space and took off my clothes and put on one of those hospital garments designed by sadist perverts, the kind that, when you put it on, makes you feel even more naked than when you are actually naked..

Then a nurse named Eddie put a little needle in a vein in my left hand. Ordinarily I would have fainted, but Eddie was very good, and I was already lying down. Eddie also told me that some people put vodka in their MoviPrep..

At first I was ticked off that I hadn't thought of this, but then I pondered what would happen if you got yourself too tipsy to make it to the bathroom, so you were staggering around in full Fire Hose Mode. You would have no choice but to burn your house.

When everything was ready, Eddie wheeled me into the procedure room, where Andy was waiting with a nurse and an anesthesiologist. I did not see the 17,000-foot tube, but I knew Andy had it hidden around there somewhere. I was seriously nervous at this point.

Andy had me roll over on my left side, and the anesthesiologist began hooking something up to the needle in my hand.

There was music playing in the room, and I realized that the song was 'Dancing Queen' by ABBA. I remarked to Andy that, of all the songs that could be playing during this particular procedure, 'Dancing Queen' had to be the least appropriate.

'You want me to turn it up?' said Andy, from somewhere behind me.

'Ha ha,' I said. And then it was time, the moment I had been dreading for more than a decade. If you are squeamish, prepare yourself, because I am going to tell you, in explicit detail, exactly what it was like.

I have no idea. Really. I slept through it. One moment, ABBA was yelling 'Dancing Queen, feel the beat of the tambourine,' and the next moment, I was back in the other room, waking up in a very mellow mood.

Andy was looking down at me and asking me how I felt. I felt excellent. I felt even more excellent when Andy told me that It was all over, and that my colon had passed with flying colors. I have never been prouder of an internal organ.

On the subject of Colonoscopies...

Colonoscopies are no joke, but these comments during the exam were quite humorous..... A physician claimed that the following are actual comments made by his patients (predominately male) while he was performing their colonoscopies:

1. 'Take it easy, Doc. You're boldly going where no man has gone before!'
2. 'Find Amelia Earhart yet?'
3. 'Can you hear me NOW?'
4. 'Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?'
5.. 'You know, in Arkansas , we're now legally married.'
6. 'Any sign of the trapped miners, Chief?'
7. 'You put your left hand in, you take your left hand out...'
8. 'Hey! Now I know how a Muppet feels!'
9. 'If your hand doesn't fit, you must quit!'
10. 'Hey Doc, let me know if you find my dignity.'
11. 'You used to be an executive at Enron, didn't you?'
12. 'God, now I know why I am not gay.'

And the best one of all:

13. 'Could you write a note for my wife saying that my head is not up there?'

 
Till Next week!

I Now Bring You Episode 5.... Now in STUNNING SD!!!

This week, our superheroes talk Dollars being donated to IBD research, interview a mother advocate in a great new position to continue her work, and try to think up new ways to get information from people

As always, if you have any questions, comments, concerns, topics, stories, or even just want to tell us how much we suck, please email us talk@talkinboutguts.com

In Other Words.... Episode 4

This week on Talkin Bout Guts, Our Super Heroes hear some dissapointing news, talk with superman, and start talking about a second topic nobody wants to talk about.

Yes..... I know that last week we said this week would be my story... but we were unable to gather all the audio that we needed to make this episode happen in time, so we changed it up and will be bringing it to you next week. Sorry for the delay with this one.....

Here's the link to the complete article that UOAA President Kristin Knipp wrote for Ostomy Wound Management about forging the Clinitian-Patient-UOAA relationship

http://www.o-wm.com/content/forging-clinician-patient-uoaa-partnership

Charlie Grotevant has done so much in his life, most of which has come after making the decision to go through with Ostomy surgery. Check out more of Charlie's stories as written by the people at Great Comebacks for when he received the award in 2002

http://www.greatcomebacks.com/en/stories/grotevant.shtml

As we mentioned in the episode, Brenda Elsagher is looking for stories about you, your ostomy, and the ones around you that you love. If you have a story for her, please send her an email!
brenda@livingandlaughing.com and check out her website www.livingandlaughing.com

Shamelessly Bringing you Episode 3!!!

This week on Talkin 'Bout Guts, we continue our shameless plugging and name dropping, talk with a great athlete and President of the Board of GYGIG, and talk about a Hotel that confuses us...

As always, if you want to email the show, hit us up at talk@talkinboutguts.com

Today we had the pleasure of talking to Jim Smith, a man running half marathons and riding his bike hundreds of miles despite having UC. He talks a little about how he got involved in Get Your Guts In Gear, and the awareness that they are trying to spread.


We also talked about the Akron Hotel that banned a man for his colostomy bag breaking and soiling the sheets. I am working on finding names and addresses for you, so stayed tuned and I will have that all tomorrow.

Thanks! Keep sending the emails!

Till Next Week...

Episode 2 Coming Right At 'Cha

This week, Our Superheroes try and shamelessly get sponsorship while trying to decide who has the poopiest job and talking a moment to say HI to all their listeners.

If you have a story you want to share, please email us! We want to hear it! talk@talkinboutguts.com

If you want to reach out to either of us individually, please sent us an email
Daniel@talkinboutguts.com
Matt@talkinboutguts.com

This week we talk with Jay Pacitti, Exiting Executive Director and Founder of Get Your Guts In Gear. He tells us about his diagnosis of Crohn's Disease and what lead to the developement of the rides. Get more information about it here. He also talked about a couple of great websites.
http://www.ibdsucks.com/ helps bring people together that are affected by IBD and Ostomies.
http://www.ibdquilt.org/ generates public awareness for ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease including complications such as colon cancer and ostomy. The quilt panels tour and exhibit for education and support. Crafted by and for the inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) community, the quilts provide an outlet to express the thoughts and experiences of living with chronic diseases

An update on what something we talked about last week. Lois has made headway in contacting people at Greys Anatomy! She was able to talk to the Cheif Medical Advisor to the show, and really wants to hear from the community about what they got wrong with their 2009 season premier that painted Ostomies in a negative light. Please help Lois and the community out by BLOWING UP the mailboxes for ShondaLand and Mark Gordon. They are both expecting letters and want as much input on what they can do to correct the situation. If you want help in knowing what to send, send us an email.

We are starting to compile story's for an upcoming episode about the real face of IBD, Ostomies, and Colorectal Cancer. Please, if you have a story to share, email us! We would love to talk to you or read your story for others to hear.

Next week, we will be talking with Jim Smith. He lives with UC and has recently ran the Disney Half Marathon, Ridden in multiple distance bicycle events, and is in training for running his first Marathon next year. We will be asking him about his training and how the UC doesn't stop him from making things happen! If you have any questions for him, please email us and let us know.

We also have a few other interviews on the horizon we would love to know what you want to know. First is Rob and Clinton, 2 guys living with IBD and not letting it stop them from Summitting Mt. Everest later this year! Read about what it is that they are doing here. If you have anything that you want to ask them, please email us so we can ask for you.

Until next week!

YAY!!! Finally off the ground!!!

Give us a listen! I think you'll like it!

Please feel free to leave any comments you want! This is a work in progress, so all input is appreciated!

Talked about in this podcast:

Get Your Guts In Gear - The Ride for Crohn's and Colitis http://www.ibdride.org/

United Ostomy Association of America http://www.uoaa.org/

Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America http://www.ccfa.org/

The Colon Club http://www.colonclub.org/

IDEAS http://www.weneedideas.org/

Uncover Ostomy http://www.uncoverostomy.com/

IBD Quilt Project http://www.ibdquiltproject.org/

And for all of you that want to help Lois out with her letter writing campain, here's some addresses you can use.

ShondaLand
Los Angeles, CA:
4151 Prospect Ave.
4th Fl.
Los Angeles, CA 90027
USA
Phn: 323-671-4650
Fax: 323-671-4365

Mark Gordon Company, The
Los Angeles, CA:
12200 W Olympic Blvd
Ste 250
Los Angeles, CA 90064
USA
Phn: 310-943-6401
Fax: 310-943-6402

ABC Studios
Burbank, CA:
500 S Buena Vista St
Burbank, CA
USA
Phn: 818-460-7777

Shonda Rhimes is the lead writer and Executive Producer. Tammy Ann Casper, Betsy Beers, Rob Corn, and Mark Gordon have also been Executive producers

Till Next week!