About - Founder, Gaylyn 

 

At the age of 14 Gaylyn was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease. Crohn's Disease is a chronic inflammatory condition in which inflammation can occur anywhere in the gastrointestinal tract and is classified as an Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD).

 

The disease has drastically impacted her life, as well as those that are close to her. She has had multiple hospitalizations, multiple surgeries, multiple procedures, and millions of doctor visits. It has been a never ending cycle living with a chronic condition.  Her last surgery she had a total proctocolectomy to remove her diseased colon (Gutless). Therefore, she has a permanent ileostomy.

 

To read her                                          article click here. 

 

 

She received her undergraduate degree in Biology and a Masters of Public Health (MPH) and she is now working in the public health field. 

 

 "It amazes me how each case of Crohn’s Disease and/or Ulcerative Colitis is different in the medical diagnosis, but in life we each go through very similar situations. We each have to deal with the embarrassment of talking about such a difficult disease, the anxiety of what will happen on a day to day basis, and the uncertainty and fear of what the future may hold….I have chosen to make the best of it. I have made a commitment to myself to somehow improve the lives of others living with these debilitating and painful conditions.”

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