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...