I live with Crohn’s
Put yourself at the center without having to explain everything.
Start this role →Community action network
SHOW UP IN A WAY THAT ACTUALLY HELPS.
TeamCrohns helps people living with Crohn’s and the people they choose to stand beside them turn support into clear, respectful action.
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Listen
Ask first
Show up
Protect privacy
Respect no
No one fights alone.
6Complete role paths
30Original support actions
1Launch community action
0Accounts required
Choose your position
SIX ROLES. ONE STANDARD.
The person living with Crohn’s stays at the center. Everyone else learns how to offer support without taking control, demanding details, or pretending to be a medical expert.
I’m a partner
Stay close without turning love into control or constant problem-solving.
Start this role →I’m family
Believe what you are told, protect privacy, and make help specific.
Start this role →I’m a friend
Keep showing up when plans change and the right words are hard to find.
Start this role →I’m a work or school ally
Create practical flexibility without demanding a diagnosis story.
Start this role →I support the community
Use your voice, time, or platform without speaking over people with Crohn’s.
Start this role →Do one useful thing
HELP DOES NOT HAVE TO BE HUGE. IT HAS TO BE WANTED.
Start with one practical action. Ask first. Complete what was agreed. Do not demand an update, explanation, or public acknowledgment.
Name the lane
Tell one trusted person whether you want listening, practical help, quiet company, or space. No medical explanation is required.
Ask before solving
Use one question: “Do you want me to listen, help with something, give space, or help contact a professional?”
Believe first
Respond to a changed plan or difficult day without cross-examination, comparison, or a demand to prove how bad it is.
Send a no-pressure check-in
Try: “Thinking of you. No update or reply needed. I’m here.” Then let the message stand.
Move the conversation private
Ask about access, scheduling, communication, or workload in a private setting—not in front of coworkers or classmates.
Share one credible source
Direct someone to NIDDK or the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation instead of reposting a treatment claim without context.
Current community action
SHOW UP ONCE.
01
Ask. Agree. Act.
Ask someone what would be useful. Complete one agreed action. Do not demand an update, explanation, or public thank-you.
Campaign window: the first 30 days after public launch. No account, diagnosis disclosure, or participation counter.
Step 01Ask what would help.
Specific, private, and easy to decline.
Step 02Complete the agreed action.
No improvising with medical advice.
Step 03Let it stand.
No proof, praise, update, or post required.
Story standard
REAL PEOPLE. REAL CONSENT. NO BORROWED STORIES.
TeamCrohns will publish support-in-action stories only after contributor review, image-rights confirmation, and written publication approval. The launch roster will not be faked to make the site look populated.
The Team Code
CARE WITHOUT CONTROL.
The person stays in control
Support begins with permission. The person living with Crohn’s decides what is useful, what is private, and when the answer is no.
No medical access required
Nobody needs a diagnosis history, medication list, symptom log, or surgery details in order to be a respectful supporter.
No diagnosing or prescribing
Team members do not interpret symptoms, rank treatments, or tell someone to start, stop, or change medical care.
No judgment
Food, medication, weight, appearance, disability, surgery, ostomies, work capacity, and canceled plans are not material for public judgment.
No miracle claims
No product, diet, mindset, supplement, routine, or individual is presented as a cure or guaranteed path.
No story exploitation
A story is not content inventory. Publication requires consent, contributor review, image rights, and a correction or withdrawal path.
One network. Different jobs.
GO TO THE RIGHT PLACE FOR THE NEXT STEP.
Flagship mission + trusted start
CrohnsFighters.com
Michael’s complete lived-experience story, Crohn’s education, and broader mission.
Daily-life operating layerHouseOfCrohns.com
Work, school, travel, relationships, setbacks, movement, confidence, and rebuilding.
Care-preparation deskCrohns247.com
Appointment, care-team message, medication-list, and after-visit organization.
From Michael
“LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED ANYTHING” IS NOT A PLAN.
Michael built TeamCrohns from lived experience with Crohn’s—not medical authority. The goal is direct: help good people replace uncertainty with one respectful action.