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
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