These are some of the 'tushie cookies' that were for sale at the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada Heel 'n' Wheel-a-Thon fundraising event here in Halifax today. I think most were bought by the volunteers (I bought 2). Had I noticed that purple bow was undone, I'd have re-tied it before taking the photo. And I don't know why that one butt cheek in the lower right has a big black dot on it. A tattoo gone wrong maybe. Thanks again to those who donated to the cause this year.
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Awese G shot Janna! I think it's funny that most of the stuff sold at Crohn's functions, Crohn'sy people can't eat! I've been in remission since surgery in
'96...yay you for helping out!
@shutterbugger ~Wow, long remission! That's great! Ya, I eat mostly what I want and just suffer a bit later sometimes. But I'm UC; I think we can generally can handle more than CD'ers can.
Wow! They have fund-raisers for these degrading afflictions? I'm UC (nicely put, I may start using that myself) and enjoying a brief respite from the rigours and stress since early-May. Never lasts for long, though :( I'd bite into any one of these tasty bums with nary a second thought - even old mole-butt.
I'm a lucky CD'er. It was really bad for about a year...spent a while in the hospital "cleaning me out" (i haven't eaten jello since), intestinal fissure got me into surgery pretty fast, removed about a foot of bad stuff and I've been pretty good ever since. I've never needed meds either. I've been VERY lucky. I'd hate to live everyday like I lived for that year.
@brizmako ~The CCFC (and American equivalent) are major sources of IBD funding to researchers looking into treatments, causes, cures, etc. I don't know about other countries, but I would hope there is something similar in your part of the world!
@jgoldrup I was participating in a research study with a university-based research group but that's about all I've heard about it. I'm finding it amazing it is far more widespread than I ever thought but still very little is spoken about it or known. Painful and horribly degrading will do that, though.
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'96...yay you for helping out!