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Yahoo
01-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
/R E P E A T -- MEDIA ADVISORY - Walking in Support of the 322,000+ people in Canada with Crohn's or colitis/
INTERVIEW & PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES Every 48 minutes – another Canadian is diagnosed with Crohn's or colitis; by 2035, 470,000+ Canadians will be living with IBD TORONTO, May 30, 2025 /CNW/ - WHAT: On Sunday, June 1, 2025, Crohn's and Colitis Canada, along with Canada's Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) community, will participate in Gutsy Walk, a national fundraising event that supports the 322,000+ people living with Crohn's or colitis. Gutsy Walk, Crohn's and Colitis Canada's largest fundraising initiative, raises funds that go directly towards national research, advocacy, and patient programs. WHO: Those living with Crohn's or colitis, community members, friends, family and local representatives. WHEN: Sunday, June 1, 2025. Event start times may vary by location. WHERE: 30+ locations nationwide – from coast to coast. To register a team, donate and view locations, visit: WHY: There is no cure for Crohn's or colitis. Treatment focuses on achieving and maintaining remission, minimizing complications, preventing lasting intestinal damage, and improving quality of life. Crohn's and colitis are lonely diseases, with stigma and isolation added onto physical symptoms. SPOKESPERSON QUOTES: Jayda Sutton of Oakville, ON: Longstanding participant who lives with colitis and is the Ontario Provincial Honourary Chair. "I walk to honour my journey, my son Grayson who passed away at eight months gestation due to complications related to my colitis, my daughter Alyssa, my husband Chris, my parents and everyone who has stood with me. I want to use my story to highlight the quiet victories – getting back up when you feel defeated." Kate Lee, VP, Research & Patient Programs, Crohn's and Colitis Canada: "Gutsy Walk is a celebration of resilience. These are isolating diseases, which makes Gutsy Walk an important moment for those affected to come together and contribute to a better future for themselves." ABOUT CROHN'S AND COLITIS CANADA We are on a relentless journey to cure Crohn's and colitis and improve the quality of life of everyone affected by these diseases. Get the latest Gutsy Walk information on Instagram and Facebook - @gutsywalk and @getgutyscanada, as well as For information on Crohn's and Colitis Canada, visit To request visuals or coordinate interviews with Gutsy Walk participants or Crohn's and Colitis Canada, please contact: Alexandra SOURCE Crohn's & Colitis Canada View original content to download multimedia:
BBC News
29-05-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Hampshire colitis patient hopes to make fitness history
A colitis patient who was nearly killed when childhood bullies stamped on her stoma is taking on a fitness challenge in the hope of inspiring Bowers, from Southampton, was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis aged 41-year-old hopes to become the first person with a stoma to complete the Spartan DEKA FIT Europe, which involves eleven 500m runs, interspersed with exercise said: "People don't always see what you're dealing with but if I can show one person what's possible, then that's enough." Ms Bowers first became unwell at age eight, and after experiencing severe stomach pain, diarrhoea, mouth ulcers, rectal bleeding and weight loss, was eventually diagnosed with ulcerative was bullied at school for needing a stoma bag and suffered a life-threatening attack on a bus, which left her in intensive care with a damaged stoma, broken jaw and cracked Bowers said: "My childhood bullies beat me up, stamped on my stoma so much that I nearly died."If they couldn't solve the surgery, it would have been murder at the end of the day – which is quite scary to think about."I'm proud to represent hidden disabilities." 'Officially a Barbie' She became the first child in the UK to undergo J-pouch surgery – a pioneering procedure performed by a US can reverse a stoma by connecting the newly created pouch, made from the small intestine to the anus, allowing waste to pass through the body naturally procedure, which gave her 20 years without a stoma bag, was filmed and is used as a medical teaching in 2013 the J-pouch failed and she said she experienced a painful decade of 2022, Ms Bowers had life-changing surgeries that saw her undergo a full hysterectomy and a "Barbie butt" procedure removing her anus and colon."I'm officially a Barbie, so I'll take that," she said."It's closure for me. I wouldn't want to leave it open and then get scans five years down the line and find I've got cancer." Ms Bowers said she now wanted to inspire other stoma patients."There's nothing positive in the hospital discharge literature that says life can be normal," she said."It takes time but you can feel happy and healthy again."Determined to show life with a stoma can be full and active, she began researching feats never attempted by someone with a stoma and discovered Spartan DEKA."A lot of my friends asked, 'Are you drunk? Are you sure you want to do this?'" she said. "But I was like, no – I'm doing it.""I wanted to be able to say to other people with stomas: you can do this and this is what healthy feels like," she added. You can follow BBC Hampshire & Isle of Wight on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
