stories
Most of our stories are from children or young people living with Crohn's disease or Ulcerative collitis, or those who were diagnosed as a child, or their families. We are really grateful to them all for sharing their experience to help others feel less alone and hopeful for the future.
Telling your story can be really helpful for others, and give useful insights to everyone about what living with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) like Crohn's and colitis is really like for children and young people, and their families.
Katherine
Katherine is 14 years old. She was diagnosed with Crohn's at the end of 2017.
George
George was diagnosed with severe ulcerative colitis at the end of 2018. He spoke at our Family Information Day in Plymouth.
Thomas
Thomas was diagnosed with Crohn's when he was eight years old. He spoke at our Family Information Day in Plymouth.
Zak
Zak is 13 and spoke in front of an audience of over 150 at our Oxford family day in 2018.
Finn
Finn's mum Sarah spoke at our family day in Oxford in 2018 about her family's experience of having a child, Finn, with Very Early Onset IBD.