Tea Jenny 10!
We’re delighted to announce that the Tea Jenny Ladies Lunch will return to the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel on Cambridge Street in Glasgow on Sunday, 13 September 2020. In what will be its 10th event, it follows the huge success of the recent September Tea Jenny, where 300 women partied the afternoon away and raised…
Rachel Harris
After 16 fantastic months, our Catherine McEwan Fellow, Rachel Harris, has now moved onto a new position. Rachel joined the team at the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow and has been involved in some fantastic research and studies into Crohn’s and Colitis in Scotland. We asked Rachel to give us an insight into her…
CARA MUIRHEAD BLOG
Hi, I’m Calum’s sister Cara. I am 16 years old and was diagnosed with Crohns disease in 2016. It was June and I was on holiday when I first started having symptoms. These consisted of ulcers in my mouth and going to the toilet more than usual, wasn’t the best holiday I’ve ever had. After…
CALUM MUIRHEAD BLOG
My name is Calum Muirhead, I am 21 years old. I was first diagnosed with ulcerative colitis when I was 13 years old. I was a typical happy go lucky healthy teenager who was competing and doing well in the Airdrie Harriers. I had started doing extra training as I wanted to do well in the…
GUEST BLOGGER MHAIRI MCGOWAN RESEARCH FELLOW
AN INTERESTING LOOK AT THE RESEARCH WORK OF MHAIRI MCGOWAN WHO WAS AWARDED THE CATHERINE MCEWAN FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP Hello! I am honoured to have been conducting researching regarding the causation of IBD on behalf of the Catherine McEwan Foundation for the past year or so. The Foundation have enabled such a great opportunity for myself…
GUEST BLOGGER ISOBEL MASON, NURSE CONSULTANT IN GASTROENTEROLOGY
What a year it’s been! I joined the Crohn’s and Colitis UK team back in May and my time here is getting busier and busier. I currently work as a Nurse Consultant in Gastroenterology within the NHS and have previously worked as an IBD Nurse. My role at the charity is a Service Development Manager,…
GUEST BLOG: HAZEL DUNCAN IBD RESEARCH DIETITIAN
A BIT ABOUT ME Hi everyone, my name is Hazel Duncan and I am the newly appointed research dietitian working within the gastro team and based at the clinical research facility at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. I have been based within the gastro team at the Royal Hospital for Children/Yorkhill for the last 5…
KATIE’S BLOG
I’m Katie Leigh and I am 11 years old. I was diagnosed with IBDU in February 2014 when I was only 8 years old. Up until about a year before this, I was a happy, healthy child who had just started to learn to play the fiddle with a local music group, enjoyed netball, athletics…
REECES JOURNEY
MY JOURNEY I’m Reece. I am sixteen years old. When I was ten years old I was a happy and healthy child, I did all the things a ten year old boy would do. I went out with friends on bikes, played football but my favourite hobby was Tae Kwon Do. I was one belt…
EXCITING NEWS FROM DR RICHARD RUSSELL
We are excited to announce news about how further funding from the Catherine McEwan Foundation is being planned to continue support for the research ongoing in Glasgow. The posts previously supported by funding are Lisa Richmond, IBD research nurse and Mhairi McGowan, who was awarded the first Catherine McEwan fellowship. There will be upcoming blogs from both Lisa and…