“ Every day over breakfast, I fill three pillboxes. Fifteen pills in the morning, 3 at lunch and 8 before bed, for a total of 26. To my surprise, I find pleasure in the sorting, as it is one of the few moments when I can pretend I have some control over the bizarre war raging in my colon.
— Living With Ulcerative Colitis - Managing Chronic Illness - When the Body Decides to Stop Following the Rules (New York Times) First person narrative of patient coping with diagnosis of a chronic illness, ulcerative colitis, with many implications for compliance.