April 3, 2024 Newsletter

IBD Patient and Caregiver Education Conference
Saturday, April 20, 2024 | 9 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET

Water's Edge Resort & Spa
1525 Boston Post Road | Westbrook, CT 06498

Register today for a day of learning and connecting IBD patients and caregivers of all ages with the latest information and resources on Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.

Featured Speakers

Click here for full event details including our
exciting agenda. Questions? Contact Aarushi Malhotra at [email protected].
Visit the MyIBD Learning page for a complete list of upcoming programs.

Tickets, Foursomes, and Sponsorships for the
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation 2024 Golf Tournament & Dinner Featuring Cards & Mahjong are available for purchase! https://onecau.se/cw2024golf

My name is Evan Kavanagh, and I was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease 2.5 years ago at the age of 29. I remember my real
firsthand understanding of Crohn's and IBD starting on a trip to Florida in the spring of 2021, where I spent most of the trip in
my room being sick instead of golfing or swimming in the ocean with my friends and family. I spent the next few months trying to ignore the symptoms and maintain a sense of normalcy in my life. But the pain became too much for me to handle and in
January 2022, after two days of being sick, in pain, and not being able to consume any food or liquid, the combination of
dehydration and exhaustion sent me to the emergency room. As anyone diagnosed with Crohn’s disease will understand, the next few weeks following that ER visit were filled with MRIs, Ultrasounds, Bloodwork, and practically every medical test in the book to find out what was causing my discomfort, ultimately leading to a diagnosis of Terminal Ileitis, a form of Crohn’s disease.

Connecticut Westchester Chapter - Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation
3010 Westchester Ave Suite 106, Purchase, NY 10577
914-328-2874
[email protected]
www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org/chapters/westfield