A New Beginning

It seems like the time is ripe to begin blogging again. Perhaps it is because I'm in the hospital and have an abundance of time to think and write, combined with the fact that it seems I suddenly have a lot to write about.

The current year has been rather eventful thus far, bringing very unexpected changes to my life, especially in the area of health. Seemingly out of nowhere, I developed gastrointestinal symptoms in January and in February I was diagnosed with an inflammatory bowel disease called ulcerative colitis, which ended up putting me in the hospital for 16 days and counting. It has been an entirely new experience for me, certainly with its inconveniences and unpleasantries, but overall I think it has profoundly changed my perspective on life in a positive way. (I may develop this theme in a separate post in the near future.)

In resurrecting this blog once again, I hope to do all or some of the following:

• Keep family and friends informed about my condition and my life in general
• Provide information and support for others who suffer from ulcerative colitis and related ailments
• Keep track of the majority of what I cook and eat (I plan to start a strict diet in the near future—also a topic for a future post.)
• Share recipes and photographs

As in the past, no guarantees that this will be a sustained, ongoing effort, but I hope to keep it up for a while at least!