Companion Magazine for IBD Volume 1 | Page 20

PATIENTS TURNED ADVOCATES These advocates and IBD patients put their best foot forward when it comes to spreading awareness for the IBD community. Their stories and work are inspiring and help shine a new light on how much it can help fellow IBD’ers feel connected. BROOKE ABBOTT www.crazycreolemommy.com THE CRAZY CREOLE MOMMY CHRONICLES The Crazy Creole Mommy Chronicles was born in January 2012 by Brooke Abbott. In 2009, Brooke Abbott traded in her production notebook for a diaper bag with the birth of her son, Jaxon Lee Coltrane. While navigating through motherhood, Brooke began to tweet about her adventures with her newborn with the hashtag #CrazyCreo ?T?????F?R7F?&?W0?&V???B?W"GvVWG2?Bf6V&????7FGW6W2w&Wr?&vW"F??F?P????GFVBC6?&7FW'2?B'??#??W"?Wr?fR?VVFVB?G0??v?fV??6?R??#?'&???R&&?GN( ?2?fRF????7VFFV??VgBGW&??6?R7VFFV???f?V?B?W'6V?b6??v?R??F?W"v?F?7F??VB6&VW"?B??f??r&6?F???2?vV?W0?v?F??????F?R???F????FV?F????bF?R7&??7&V??R????6?&???6?W2v2F?6?&P??W"7F?&?W2?b?fR26??v?R???v?F??W"6??????F?&?Vv?F?R&??r???vWfW"???&???#"?'&???^( ?2?fRv2f?&WfW"?FW&VBv?V??W"????W72?V?6W&F?fR6??F?2????7BF?????W"?fR?'&???Rv2??r6??v?R??F?W#?????"????V?F???7W&?6R???6?????@?7F&??rF?v?F?R&'&V??b3BF?RV?6?W&vV?V?B?b?W"????'&???RGW&?VBF??W ??????