Well it’s a few days late and I apologize for that. The Thursday/Friday combo of hospital visits took a lot out of me and spent the weekend recouping, but am back with a new update to our project. Last thursday we shot with the good Quinn Panebianco who was outstanding to work with. With Quinn [...]
Archive for November, 2010
Crohn's Awareness Project "Behind the Lens" pt. 1
Posted: 26th November 2010 by erictongphoto in Crohn's Awareness ProjectHey all, It has been a while. I’ve been both busy and lazy (mostly lazy) so I didn’t really have enough time to post up a blog post here. But, here we go! Last night Brad invited Quinn for a quick portrait session. This is part of the CAP series where we interview people who [...]
New study reveals how cannabis suppresses immune functions
Posted: 25th November 2010 by brad-wd in Reports & Research InfoNew study reveals that marijuana can suppress your immune system. Now I know there are a lot of us that use marijuana for several reasons to help cope with IBD. There is the obvious pain relief factor, but others like myself sometimes need it so that they can actually eat more than a couple bites of food. [...]
There's An App For That!
Posted: 24th November 2010 by brad-wd in Fun StuffTags: comic, crohn's, humor, iphone, washroom
Well here we are again. I’ve thought of another new section for our site to bring a little humor to the surroundings. We hope to bring a fresh comic every couple weeks or so. Today’s featured artist is Dylan Moore, you can view his website over here at outhouse cartoons.
GI Monitor App
Posted: 21st November 2010 by brad-wd in Apps & Tools, Crohn's Information, IBS & Ulcerative Colitis InformationTags: Colitis, crohn's, Information, iphone
Well here is another useful app for your itouch/iphone.This one helps document and track your pain levels, diet, washroom visits and more. After taking a quick look over the app I would highly suggest it as a good tool to have on hand for documenting your everyday activities.This app if used correctly should make it [...]
CAP Preview #2
Posted: 21st November 2010 by brad-wd in Crohn's Awareness ProjectTags: awareness, crohn's, photography, project
Well we had another quick crohn’s shoot today. This was a very short one to get some shots that Eric had missed with his first shoot. I was having a pretty rough day due to the after effects of my Humira needle and only took a few shots myself but am happy with the results. [...]
What Is Crohn's Disease
Posted: 16th November 2010 by brad-wd in Crohn's InformationTags: crohn's, Health, Information
Definition of Crohn’s Disease by: Mayo Clinic Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It causes inflammation of the lining of your digestive tract, which can lead to abdominal pain, severe diarrhea and even malnutrition. The inflammation caused by Crohn’s disease often spreads deep into the layers of affected bowel tissue. Like ulcerative colitis, [...]
Holiday Cards Benefit Crohn's Research
Posted: 16th November 2010 by brad-wd in Crohn's Event's & FundraisersTags: Colitis, crohn's, fundraisers
Just in time for the holidays are a batch of holiday cards available through the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of Canada with proceeds going to crohn’s research! Cards can be found here go grab yours today!
Parmesan Chicken
Posted: 16th November 2010 by brad-wd in Crohn's Friendly RecipesTags: crohn's, recipes
Here is a new crohn’s safe recipe for you all to try! This one is pulled off the web so there is currently no photos for it. I plan on cooking this myself very soon and updating this post with the photos as soon as I can. Parmesan Chicken Ingredients: * Boneless, skinless chicken breasts [...]
So this past weekend I had my first shoot for the Crohn’s Awareness Project. Things went pretty smoothly and we produced some good images. Now we won’t be showing everything we do here right away as we have a huge amount of work to get through and don’t want to give everything away to early. [...]