World IBD Day: Angus’s Story
I was diagnosed with Crohn’s at age 7. It started with some blood in my poo and I was sent for a routine Paediatric appointment as I had no other signs of Crohn’s. 3 months later at the Paediatric appointment I was sent straight to the children’s ward at University Hospital Wishaw and given a…
Mental Health Awareness Week: Managing Anxiety
Avril is our incredible psychotherapist who works with our IBD Mental Health Support Service users. Avril has over 22 years of mental health nursing experience, and has also studied CBT, mindfulness, transactional analysis, life coaching, hypnotherapy and NLP. Her invaluable skills and expertise allow her to put together tailored plans for our Crohn’s and Colitis…
Mental Health Awarenes Week: 35% of people with a chronic illness are more likely to have anxiety disorder.
𝟯𝟱% 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘅𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿. Around 1-in 4 people will experience a mental health episode each year, with 1 in 6 reporting that they have experienced a common mental health problem such as anxiety or depression in a given week. ( Public Health Scotland 2020)…
World IBD Day: Jess’s Story
When I was 13 years old I started to feel like something wasn’t right with me. Unsure of what was going on with my body, I just tried to carry on as normal. With every passing week I would feel worse but I would accept how I felt as my new normal. One day I…
World IBD Day: Brandon’s Story
My IBD story My name is Brandon & my story starts when I was just 10 years old. In primary school, I was a popular fit and healthy little guy and loved nothing more than to be out causing trouble with my mates. My first flare was massive & so underprepared for that within 2…
Mental Health Awareness Week : What is Anxiety?
The theme for this years Mental Health Awareness Week is Anxiety. Anxiety plays a part in everyone’s life. Everyday situations can cause s tress and anxiety, such as sitting an exam, work deadlines/job interviews or worrying about our health. But anxiety can become a mental health problem when these feeling become overwhelming and have a…
World IBD Day: Jen’s Story
My Crohns’s journey I was diagnosed with Crohn’s in March 2017 38 years old. Before that, I had been a super fit fitness instructor and PT, outgoing, living life to the max happy go lucky gal with no health worries. In November 2016, my dentist suggested I get some blood tests done because I had…
World IBD Day: Stef’s Story
In the lead up to World IBD Day on Fri, we will be sharing the stories of some of our incredible IBD Warriors. Kicking things off is our ambassador Stefanie Boyle who is sharing her experience of living with her stoma for the last 4 years. 💜 I’m Stefanie, the first ambassador for…
We’re working on something very exciting!
Foundation founder Derek recently visited Strathclyde University to work with some incredibly talented students on a very exciting, but top secret project (all will be revealed soon!) Special thanks to IBD Nurse Specialist, Vikki Garrick and the Legend John Paterson for lending their expertise to the day.
Starsailor frontman James Walsh donates a gig to the Catherine McEwan Foundation.
Starsailor frontman James Walsh is coming to Glasgow – and donating an entire gig to The Catherine McEwan Foundation! James will play an intimate gig at 18 Candleriggs on Weds 19th of April, with all proceeds from ticket sales donated to the Foundation. Former Scotland manager Alex McLeish is an ambassador for the charity and…