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A delightful dozen years after j-pouch surgery
Pouchiversary, Ulcerative Colitis Rasheed Clarke 2026-02-11 Pouchiversary, Ulcerative Colitis Rasheed Clarke 2026-02-11

A delightful dozen years after j-pouch surgery

My twelfth year with a j-pouch featured lots of cycling, lots of lattes, and a lot of time well spent with those I hold dear.

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Stability and success after living with a j-pouch for 11 years
Pouchiversary, Ulcerative Colitis Rasheed Clarke 2025-02-11 Pouchiversary, Ulcerative Colitis Rasheed Clarke 2025-02-11

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
Pouchiversary, Ulcerative Colitis Rasheed Clarke 2024-02-11 Pouchiversary, Ulcerative Colitis Rasheed Clarke 2024-02-11

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
Pouchiversary, Ulcerative Colitis Rasheed Clarke 2023-02-11 Pouchiversary, Ulcerative Colitis Rasheed Clarke 2023-02-11

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?!?!
Pouchiversary, Ulcerative Colitis Rasheed Clarke 2022-02-11 Pouchiversary, Ulcerative Colitis Rasheed Clarke 2022-02-11

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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After seven years with a j-pouch, I can’t complain
Pouchiversary, Ulcerative Colitis Rasheed Clarke 2021-02-11 Pouchiversary, Ulcerative Colitis Rasheed Clarke 2021-02-11

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
Pouchiversary, Ulcerative Colitis Rasheed Clarke 2020-02-11 Pouchiversary, Ulcerative Colitis Rasheed Clarke 2020-02-11

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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Five things I’ve learned from five years with a j-pouch
Pouchiversary, Ulcerative Colitis Rasheed Clarke 2019-02-11 Pouchiversary, Ulcerative Colitis Rasheed Clarke 2019-02-11

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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Role reversal
Ulcerative Colitis Rasheed Clarke 2018-07-29 Ulcerative Colitis Rasheed Clarke 2018-07-29

Role reversal

Going from patient to caregiver.

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