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Gaurav’s Covid-19 Journey as a Crohn’s Patient in India

Gaurav’s Covid-19 Journey as a Crohn’s Patient in India

Greetings! I’m Gaurav Sengupta, a 32-year-old IBD patient advocate from India. I currently live in Kolkata and run a plastic manufacturing business of my own. I was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease back in 2015 when I was working as a Corporate Banker in the UAE. I...
Being South Asian American & Living with IBD

Being South Asian American & Living with IBD

Originally published on February 2nd, 2021 on the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation’s IBDVisible Blog: https://www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org/blog/being-south-asian-american-living-with-ibd By: Tina Aswani Omprakash I was 22 years old when I was first...
University Accommodations in the COVID-19 Era

University Accommodations in the COVID-19 Era

The last few weeks have felt daunting and overwhelming as I’ve been battling intense floods of illness and considering whether or not to resume graduate school part-time again this fall. You see, even contemplating a graduate program was a huge undertaking for...