by Sue Horner | Nov 26, 2012 | Most popular posts, The Red Jacket Diaries blog
It took months before we realized something was going wrong with my teenage son, and by that time he had lost 10 percent of his body weight. Another four months went by before he was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease and treatment began. (Although it seemed like a...
by Sue Horner | Apr 7, 2010 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
A woman knocked on my door one day, asking to use the washroom. I don’t remember if she had a card to say she suffered from Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), but that’s probably the only reason someone would ask to use a stranger’s bathroom....
by Sue Horner | Nov 12, 2008 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
November is Crohn’s and colitis awareness month, or as the Crohn’s & Colitis Canada used to call it, “Get Gutsy Month.” So this is my public awareness message for an autoimmune disorder that hits not just close to home but also right...
by Sue Horner | May 5, 2008 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
For more than 25 years, M&M Food Market franchisees in 460 communities across Canada grilled hamburgers and hot dogs for Charity BBQ Day, raising money for research to find a cure for Crohn’s and colitis. For only $2.50 to $3 (more, if you were generous),...
by Sue Horner | Feb 2, 2007 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
The Beach Boys are apparently playing at the Metro Convention Centre in Toronto tomorrow night for “the most successful fundraising gala in Canada.” It’s the SuperGala put on by the Grocery Industry Foundation…Together (GIFT), with half of the proceeds going to...
