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By Brendan Wood Empoyees By Friends of LAZARUS PARTNERS
Harry Seymour

Some 20 years ago, someone very close to us developed ulcerative colitis. There is no known cause or cure. After living on prednisone (which has a number of side effects) for many years, the colitis went into remission during her time at university and for a short few months thereafter. When it returned it did so with a vengeance and she decided to have major surgery rather than go back on prednisone.

The surgery was successful and she was able to enjoy life once again … without medication. This being the case, we made a major donation to St. Michael’s Hospital where the surgery took place … in 2001-2002. They have yet to solve the mystery of the root cause of both colitis and crohn’s disease and so when it came back again, for a third time in 2005, it manifested itself in a totally new way (and prednisone is back in the picture).

Bottom Line – We took the Lazarus Partners cheque and added to it for RESEARCH by the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of Canada.

DID YOU KNOW? CROHN’S & COLITIS FOUNDATION
  • Anyone regardless of age, sex or race can get IBD.
  • People are most frequently diagnosed between the ages of 15-25 or 45-55.
  • Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis affect close to 1% of the population.
  • Although IBD is found throughout the world, it appears to be more common in North America and northern Europe.
  • Canada has one of the highest incidence rates of IBD in the world.
  • Studies show that the health of IBD patients indirectly costs the Canadian economy more than $100 million each year.