35 years ago when at age 15 I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease, there were no smartphones, no Internet & Crohns & Colitis UK had only been going a couple of years. My doctor (a rheumatologist who diagnosed me), my family & me were stumbling through the minefield of what was to us, a new & unknown disease. We made the best of the information available & on the whole we didn't do too bad. Now that information can be accessed by anyone, anywhere, the work of charities like Crohn's & Colitis UK is more important than ever & it's why I'm walking 10k around Manchester to help raise much needed funds so they can continue their work.