1. | Jun 27, 2014

archanimal92 / Hey David! It's great hearing from you again! :DSorry to hear that your sitesr has Crohn's Disease. I'm 19 and was diagnosed with Crohn's about 2 years ago. The good news about it though, is that its completely manageable and there are many ways to avoid flare-ups. For me, I find if I avoid eating dairy and wheat it alleviates the pain. Make sure she stays away from seeds, or foods with a a leafy or thick skin, like tomatoes, blueberries, or stuff like that. Fruit smoothies, soup put in a blender, even salad has been put in a blender sometimes! haha I've been trying a few different medications, Pentasa, Prednisone etc although none have seemed to work and the doctor prescribed me to start taking Remicade infusions. I'll probably go to a naturopathic doctor first before starting those, just to see what other options I may have. It really depends on how severe her case is, in my case it was mild so I'm able to cope with it.For me, I think anxiety played a part in it as well, although the doctors will never tell you that! Every time I got anxious about something I'd start feeling pain, and it would ususally die down once the anxiety went away.But all in all, Crohn's won't be an issue if its handled properly. As someone mentioned before, Casey Abrams has colitis (which is similar to Crohn's) and he's doing pretty well! All the best to your sitesr, and be sure to let her know that we're all praying for her, as well as for you, and the family! God Bless! :)

2. | Jun 23, 2014

cheer2012 / David, i actually have Crohn’s Disease. i’m 17 and have had it for 2 years. i have a reamdice infusion every other month and it sucks cuz i gotta sit there for 2 hours while it goes into my system plus i HATE needles so its like adding insult to injury for me. i don’t know if your sis has to have an infusion but i found that midol actually helps the inflamation go down a lot, and it might help her. also if i eat spicy food it irritates my stomach so i dont eat anything spicy, i dont like spicy food anyways but i do like somewhat mildly spicy but i find that even the smallest of spicyness hurts and can cause an attack. the pain gets pretty bad that i have to miss school sometimes. a lotta people think i fake it when i get these attacks. there are different types of ways Crohn’s can affect. there are the “can’t go often type” and there is the normal of “going often type”. So on a nicer image i think its so cool that ur being a concerened bro to ur sis, i can tell u love ur fam. u and ur fam will be in my prayers more often than u have. u r an inspiration to me, i’m hard-of-hearing and i love ur music and hope there is another album on the way cuz i would like some more music to memorize how to sign!! i hope that there r more tours soon:D

3. | Sep 4, 2013

Ahoy ye scallywag! Yern be loikon like a hull filled with the teredo to yer beam! Meaning: Hey guys, wow you look really tired and beaten.note: teredo refers to the Teredo worm, a Maritime mulusc that bore into the hull of wodden ships.

4. | Sep 2, 2013

If you don't get everything you want, think of the thnigs you don't get that you don't want. ~Oscar WildeLife is a shipwreck but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats. ~VoltaireI had the blues because I had no shoes until upon the street, I met a man who had no feet. ~Ancient Persian SayingIf you don't think every day is a good day, just try missing one. ~Cavett Robert