Summers in Utah, where I grew up, meant hot days spent boating and swimming in lakes. For my friends and me, they also meant drinking…
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ColumnsThere are ways to manage chronic pain when you’re living with MASH
I start my day every morning by swallowing a handful of pills with water I keep on my nightstand. It has been this way for…
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ColumnsI don’t want my son’s small size to keep him from doing what he enjoys
As a dad, I enjoy seeing my sons figure out what interests them. I have two boys — Jackson, 8, and Finley, 5 — and…
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ColumnsThe importance of reading your medical records when living with MASH
Today, I sat down to go over my upcoming summer doctor appointments because ’tis the season for my annual upper and lower gastrointestinal scopes and…
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ColumnsAs my son prepares for kindergarten, I’m planning how to ease his worries
Until this point in time, when it has come to raising my 5-year-old son, Finley, one of the things I’ve been focused on is managing…
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ColumnsMystery symptoms and MASH: Your doctor is an ally in solving the puzzle
Long before I ever set foot inside my gastroenterologist’s office to discuss my liver health and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), I was diagnosed with…
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ColumnsSeeing that my son was tall enough to play was a joyful moment
One thing I have learned to appreciate about raising children is that you are often proven wrong about the things you worry about. …
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ColumnsKeeping secrets from your doctor could hurt your health
Your liver may store excess fat when you’re living with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), but does it also store secrets you’re keeping from your…
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ColumnsTaking steps to manage my son’s itch as the heat rises
Living in the Pacific Northwest, I look forward to the changing of the seasons. While I certainly enjoy aspects of the fall and winter, I…
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ColumnsI’m off the transplant list after 9 years of living with MASH
The email wasn’t unexpected. Earlier in the week, I had received a call from my transplant coordinator at one of the two hospitals where I’m…
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