Mental Health Awarenes Week: 35% of people with a chronic illness are more likely to have anxiety disorder.
๐ฏ๐ฑ% ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ. ย 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)โฆ
World IBD Day: Jess’s Story
When I was 13 years old I started to feel like something wasnโt 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 Iโฆ
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 2โฆ
Mental Health Awareness Week : What is Anxiety?
The theme for this years Mental Health Awareness Week is Anxiety. Anxiety plays a part in everyoneโs 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 aโฆ
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 hadโฆ
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. ย Kicking things off is our ambassador Stefanie Boyle who is sharing her experience of living with her stoma for the last 4 years. ๐ ย Iโm Stefanie, the first ambassador forโฆ
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 โ 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 andโฆ
15 Things I have learned from the past 15 years – By Seb Tucknott
This time 15 years ago I was lying in a hospital bed just after having had a flexible sigmoidoscopy which diagnosed me with ulcerative colitis. This was after having spent three weeks dealing with severe symptoms and unsure about what was going on with my body. I was going to the toilet 30 to 40โฆ
An exciting collaboration between the Catherine McEwan Foundation and Creative Patient.
The Catherine McEwan Foundation are thrilled to announce that we have teamed up with the incredible Jen Rose (Creative Patient ) author of Me (and IBD) to deliver a range of patient and family focussed education information which will be shared through our social media platforms. Jen Rose, author of Me (and IBD) said:ย Asโฆ