This week the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America announced the contest winners for their Celebrating UC Success program. This contest asked winners to submit an essay, photo, video, or song under the theme, “Express How UC Success.”
Click here to view the five grand prize winners, who will all take part in the Seattle Take Steps walk today.
Keep fighting everybody!
~Dennis
I know this is juvenile, but I had to share this story with you since, after all, we talk about poop a lot on this website. The following story was reported by the Fargo Forum this morning. You can’t make this stuff up! While the incident did happen in Fargo, where I’m from, the man was from Moorhead, on the other side of the river in Minnesota. It’s one of those stories you aren’t sure if you should laugh or cry for humanity.
By: Forum staff reports, INFORUM
FARGO – Police here arrested a Moorhead man who allegedly wiped feces on his fiancée’s face during an argument early today.
Sgt. Mark Lykken said the engaged couple got into an argument about money while the man was using the bathroom.
The man allegedly reached into the commode and grabbed feces and wiped it on the woman’s face, he said.
The woman’s son attempted to call 911, but the man allegedly grabbed the phone and stopped him, Lykken said.
Police met the woman at a different location and then went to the residence and arrested David Kenneth Neil, 38, on suspicion of interfering with a 911 call, a felony, Lykken said.
Neil was taken to the Cass County Jail. It’s possible he could face an assault charge, Lykken said.
The incident was reported at 3:05 a.m. in the 1600 block of 34th Avenue South.
Our friend Nadia made the front page of her local newspaper today. If you haven’t gotten in touch with this girl yet or seen her videos yet (many of them featured on this site) this story provides a nice summary of what she’s been through and where she’s going next.
Keep fighting, Nadia!
~Dennis
Get Your Guts in Gear, the annual bike riding fundraiser for Crohn’s and colitis research, recently posted the dates for the 2010 rides around the country. The dates are as follows:
New York, NY: 11-13 June 2010
Seattle, WA: 6-8 August 2010
Wisconsin: 1-3 October 2010
If you would like to be a part of this amazing fundraiser, now is the time to start thinking about next year’s dates and to start training. The bike ride is 210 miles, averaging 70 miles a day, so you better be prepared!
Keep fighting,
~Dennis
Great Comebacks is an awards program recognizing inspiring individuals who have made a difference in the inflammatory bowel disease community. You may remember our friend Nadia won an award earlier this year.
The Comeback Kids program recently announced the 2009 winners, and the winner of the central region was Laurel Schwartz, a camper who I met personally at Camp Oasis this summer. She’s been through a lot with her Crohn’s disease but has really made it her mission to raise money and awareness to fight this disease. Read her story to see how even young people can make a difference if they keep fighting.
~Dennis
An enterprising young boy, Steven Melanson, is doing what he can to raise money to fight IBD. Steven’s mother is the president of PK Walsh, a New England-based hair replacement salon. Steven invented a new shampoo for the salon that sells for $5. All proceeds are going to the Playing for Life Foundation, a non-profit that supports children with Crohn’s and colitis.
To read the full press release, click here.
The Playing for Life Foundation has a website but it doesn’t look like there’s much there at the time of this writing.
Keep fighting, and keep looking for ways to do your part to fight IBD,
~Dennis
The ever-persevering Nadia is a winner of this year’s Ina Burdnick Award, part of the Great Comebacks award program sponsored by ConvaTec.
The Great Comeback program is a way of recognizing inspiring and strong individuals who have overcome Crohn’s, colitis, ostomy surgery, or colorectal cancer. There are three categories of awards and Nadia was the Central Region winner for young adults entering college.
Read more about the winners and the program here (.pdf)
Send a note of congratulations on to Nadia through her YouTube page. She’s been through a lot but has managed to stay positive in spite of it all!
Keep fighting like Nadia,
~Dennis
Ever wonder why somebody chooses to become a GI doctor? I mean, it isn’t the most glamorous work out there. And yet, the work GIs do is obviously very important, as all of us know.
Here’s an interesting story about Dr. Joseph B. Kirsner, who has worked in the field of gastroenterology for more than 70 years. Dr. Kirsner now works solely as a distinguished professor at the University of Chicago. Since he’s been around so long, he’s seen a lot of change in the field, and has played a part in pioneering much of that change.
Keep fighting,
~Dennis
Here’s a story that unfortunately happens all too often. A 9-year-old girl, Tessa Kilian, is undergoing surgery today to remove her colon after suffering with ulcerative colitis for two years. In that time, she has spent 72 days in the hospital. Quite a travesty, by anybody’s measurements.
I wish this girl all the luck in her life ahead.
If stories like these touch your heart, consider donating to Camp Oasis. I have no clue if this girl has been there or not, but certainly hundreds of kids sick like her go to camp every summer. Please consider donating even a little bit as camp is an amazing form of therapy for these kids.
Keep fighting,
~Dennis
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