Honourary chair of the 2019 Gutsy Walk, Jamie Subchyshyn, cuts a ribbon signifying the beginning of the annual event. (Brady Bateman/paNOW Staff)

By Brady Bateman

Walk to raise awareness

Raising Awareness at annual walk

Jun 2, 2019 | 5:00 PM

According to the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Canada, there are approximately 233,000 Canadians living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) – 129,000 with Crohn’s disease and 104,000 with ulcerative colitis.

Sunday in Prince Albert roughly 30 individuals participated in the third-annual Gutsy Walk for Crohn’s and Colitis – held at the Elk’s Lodge.

Jamie Subchyshyn, honourary chair for the 2019 Gutsy Walk told paNOW the importance of the event.

“We are raising funds for Crohn’s and Colitis Canada, and trying to grow our chapter in Prince Albert and raise awareness across our community,” Subchyshyn said.

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“Crohn’s and Colitis are auto-immune diseases which attack the digestive tract. Colitis is inflammation of the large bowel, and Chron’s is inflammation of the entire digestive tract.”

More than 20 people were registered to walk, with more than $10,000 raised through the walk. More than 30 people attended the event.

A group poses for a photo at the beginning of the third annual Gutsy Walk for Crohn’s and Colitis in Prince Albert on Sunday. (Brady Bateman/paNOW Staff)

“We just want people to know there is a community to support them if they are newly diagnosed, and that we are trying to grow our chapter for other people to get involved,” Subchyshyn added.

“If people want to get involved they can contact Carol-Lynne Quintin, at clquintin@chronsandcolitis.ca”

Participating in the walk was Dennis Richardson, who has been living with a diagnosis for more than 40 years.

“I’ve been a long time patient, and I just wanted to come out and support the other people who have been affected. I wanted to encourage the people who put the effort into making this walk a success, and it’s important to reinforce to other people that they are not alone,” Richardson said.

“The most important thing for people to know, is that when you’re first diagnosed, it can be lonely, and you can feel like you are the only person who is affected by IBD, but there are others out there, you are not alone and we are a community to support and help each other.”

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