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Rasheed Clarke running
OPINION

Five things I’ve learned from five years with a j-pouch

Jacob Ralston birthday 2018
CULTURE

This amazing 14-year-old raised over $37K for SickKids Foundation — and he’s not done yet

Kaitlyn O’Brien 2012
CULTURE

After 52 surgeries, Kaitlyn O’Brien is on a mission to give back to the place she calls her second home

Vivian Huang, MD
CULTURE

Dr. Vivian Huang's personal experience with UC is helping women with IBD conceive

Canadian cigarette display at the airport.
CULTURE

People around the world with ostomies were angry at Canada for this proposed health warning.

Trish Massart standing in front of Cancer Survivors Park
CULTURE

Trish Massart is living her best life by helping other ostomates live theirs

Eric Polsinelli Vegan Ostomy
CULTURE

Eric Polsinelli is proof that life with an ostomy need not be an encumbered one

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CULTURE

Paul Riome shares the story about his Grandma Mabel's ostomy surgery in 1938

Emma Chapple
CULTURE

Emma Chapple is using humour to cope with the physical and mental adversity that IBD can bring.

Rasheed Clarke running
LIFESTYLE

Lessons from my fourth year living with a pelvic pouch.

Emma Chapple reading on couch
OPINION

Some thoughts on CBC's story that ran with the headline, “I’ll never be normal now.”

Rasheed Clarke at Crohns and Colitis Canada event
OPINION

Why I am celebrating my 3rd anniversary having a j-pouch

Natalie Ornstein and kids
OPINION

After 16 years with Crohn’s disease, Natalie Ornstein "had the best three months of my life with an ostomy"

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OPINION

Answers to 10 questions I’ve been asked about living with an ileostomy

Eric Polsinelli of VeganOstomy in Capetown
CULTURE

What a typical day looks like in the life of a vegan ostomate

Vicki Thomas on bike
LIFESTYLE

What I learned during my first two months living with an ileostomy.

Vicki Thomas cyclocross 1200
INSPIRATION

TRY EVERYTHING: I started cyclocross racing two months after ostomy surgery

jessica-grossman-wedding
INSPIRATION

If 13-year-old Jessica could be here now, she wouldn’t believe it was happening

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OPINION

My Name Is Emma, And I Don’t Have A Butthole

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OPINION

Why I chose to take back control of my life and have my colon removed.

Rasheed Clarke
LIFESTYLE

Lessons learned from living with a J-pouch for the past two years

Rasheed Clarke
OPINION

The C-word: Why surgery does not cure ulcerative colitis

Ricky Tsang
OPINION

Why I Don’t Want To Be An Inspiration

Matt Newman cyclist Canada
OPINION

The challenge of living with chronic illness shaped me into the person I am today