Three books, one purpose: helping patients and families understand and live well with UC, FAP, and the J-Pouch journey.
The J-Pouch Handbook
A Comprehensive Guide for Patients and Families
A Comprehensive, practical guide to the UC and FAP surgical journey — from the moment surgery enters the conversation, through colectomy, building the J-pouch, takedown, and the years of life that follow. Honest, balanced, and written for patients, families, and the healthcare professionals who support them.
- Making the decision & surgical options
- Colectomy and stoma life
- Building the J-pouch & takedown
- Ongoing J-pouch problems, solved
- Building your new normal
- Tools for every appointment
Now available on all Amazon marketplaces in paperback and Kindle.
Ulcerative Colitis: Generations Apart
A true story of family, resilience, and healing — from diagnosis to life after surgery.
Reader reflection
“I bought and read your book and it was wonderful. I have lent it to a few loved ones to help them understand having UC and going through the process of these surgeries.”
— Pouch Heals viewer
About the Book
Two generations. One condition. A shared journey of strength, understanding, and hope.
Ulcerative Colitis: Generations Apart brings together the true experiences of my daughter and me, diagnosed decades apart with the same illness — from early hospital stays to my stoma and J-pouch surgeries and life beyond.
Told with honesty and compassion, this book explores how far treatment and awareness have come, and what remains the same in the emotional and practical realities of living with ulcerative colitis. It’s my story — one about family connection, resilience, and the changing face of recovery across generations.
Whether you’re newly diagnosed, living with a J-pouch, supporting a loved one, looking for tips and advice, or simply looking for reassurance that better days can follow hard times — my story offers hope, perspective, and solidarity.
Now available on all Amazon marketplaces in paperback and Kindle.
Living with a J Pouch: A Short Survivor’s Guide
A practical lived-experience guide to everyday life with a J-pouch, written for those looking for reassurance, perspective, and understanding.
Reader reflection
“Well written and great overview of living with IBD.”
— Amazon Kindle reader, United States
About the Book
This is a shorter book more focused on tips and tricks to help someone get a head start when living with a J-Pouch.
Its covers a brief introduction sharing my own journey, and moves onto a whole section of tips and trick that I wish I knew when starting out with my J-Pouch.