12 WORLD GASTROENTEROLOGY NEWS FEBRUARY 2017 Editorial | Expert Point of View | Gastro 2016: EGHS-WGO | WDHD News | WGO & WGOF News | WGO Global Guidelines | Calendar of Events WDHD 2016: RISE Revolution Cycle 2016: A Gum to Bum Revolution! Catherine Mulvale Former Executive Director Canadian Digestive Health Foundation Every year a team of courageous Canadians get their guts in gear, hop on their bikes and ride up to 165 kms to support the good health of family, friends and communities across the country in the Canadian Diges-tive Health Foundation’s (CDHF’s) RISE Revolution Cycle. Bringing together individuals as well as teams of gastroenterologists and residents from Universities across the country, RISE is a fun and exciting event. It not only challenges each rider with an exciting day through a picturesque section of the Blue Mountains but it also serves as a vehicle to raise funds to support the important work done by the CDHF. 2016 Was Our Best Ride Ever! The 2016 CDHF RISE Revolution Cycle raised $75,000. These funds will be used to fulfill the CDHF’s mission of empowering people to take control of their digestive health with confidence and optimism. Our cyclist’s traveled from across the country to peddle over spectacular hills and valleys with style, enthusiasm and a whole lot of courage. CDHF President, Dr. Richard Fedorak, along with gastroenterologists and residents from across the country asked hun-dreds of sponsors to support them. Their efforts on the bike and fund-raising fronts are helping us increase awareness of gastrointestinal disease, empower Canadians to take control of their digestive health with confidence and optimism, and emphasize our dedication to improving quality of life for Canadians. The Power of Bringing People Together Early in the fall of 2015, Christina Siamalekas was experiencing severe stomach pain, increasing trips to the washroom and bloody diarrhea. Over the next few weeks her symptoms, and fears, increased. After a colonoscopy, she was diagnosed with ulcerative coli-tis and admitted to her local hospital. She spent Christmas in a hospital bed and received gifts that included her first infusion of a biologic and a blood transfusion. At the 2016 CDHF RISE recep-tion, Christina thanked CDHF for giving her the information and providing her with the hope and encouragement she needed to under-stand and survive the most frighten-ing experience of her life. That is
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