Crohn’s and Colitis Canada is holding its annual Gutsy Walk to raise awareness and money for people living with IBD.

 

A virtual walk will be taking place in Thompson, where participants can walk, run, or bike any distance for the cause.

 

Here, the organization’s Darrah Horobetz explains the impact the Gutsy Walk has had since it started.

 

“The Gutsy Walk has raised over forty eight million dollars since it began. It allowed a bunch of different advances in research to improve the quality of life and allow us to fund different research projects that have contributed to different medications being developed for the different patients that are living with IBD. A lot of times there are people that will go through a number of medications and struggle to find on that works so we are always trying to find more. That way, if they hit the end of the road, there is maybe one or two more that might be a possibility for them.”

 

Over 8, 000 people in Manitoba live with some form of IBD.

 

The Gutsy Walk is taking place June 5.

 

Hear the full interview on Thompson Today at 12:40 and 5:10 this afternoon.