Simran Vaswani expected her first Take Steps experience to be quiet and serious. Instead, she found music, energy, and a sea of bright green T-shirts worn by people living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). For the first time since her diagnosis six months earlier, she felt part of something big...

 Jason and his daughter Taryn, a 20-year-old college student, share more than a last name—they share a mission. Both live with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): Jason with ulcerative colitis (UC), Taryn with Crohn’s disease. And both are deeply committed to raising awareness about IBD and fundr...

What’s it like to have 500 people who have or care for someone with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) together in one place for one cause?    Marissa Spratley will tell you because she’s been there. “It’s powerful.” For the past three years, Marissa has been managing the F...

After dealing with months of symptoms, I was finally diagnosed in with Crohn’s disease in February of 2017. Once I was diagnosed, I started meeting other IBD patients and getting involved with the IBD community but had never been to a Take Steps walk until I joined the Foundation as the Take Steps M...