I have been working with my local group for a couple of years and am helping to raise awareness within London.  I am the Young IA representative for South East London and West Kent IA and am pleased to have taken on the role of national Young IA coordinator at National Council 2008.  I hope to work with all the local Young IA representatives to improve Young IA throughout the UK and look forward to working with you.

As a bit of background I have had Crohn’s disease since I was 10 so have had many drug and other therapies.  I have also had numerous operations which will hopefully help me in the long run.  I now suffer from Short Bowel Syndrome as well so I am fed with TPN; if you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Having surgery was the best thing that could have happened to me. I've had some problems since I had my "barbie butt" done in 2006 - things have a tendency not to go well for me.  But they didn't stop me spending three weeks on holiday in India and Dubai in 2007 - including 22 hours on a train from Delhi to Hyderabad.

I joined the committee of South East London & West Kent IA in the Spring of 2007, and took over as Secretary at the AGM in March 2008.  I'm really pleased to have been able to join the YIA Sub-Committee and look forward to helping to raise the profile of Young IA.