Crohn's disease
Jonno
It all started slowly at the end of year nine. I just felt off. Not feeling hungry and never having any energy.
Lauren
When I was 16 years old I suffered one of the most embarrassing things a 16 year old could think of, a peri-anal abscess
Lachlan
Hello, my name is Lachlan. I am 15 years old and I have Crohn’s Disease. How did I find out I had Crohns’ Disease, well let me take you back to the start of last year.
Kineta
Hi, my name is Kineta. I’m 19 years old and I have Crohn’s disease. I may look like a normal 19 year old, but am I really? Here’s my story.
Kieran Joiner
The final year of study is not something most school-leavers would elect to do. So spare a thought for Melbourne’s Kieran Joiner, who was forced to spread his Victorian Certificate of Education over two years due to illness.
Joe Figliano
I was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease when I was 23 years old. I’m now 39 and living life without any signs of Crohn’s for the past 5 years.
Jill Corbett
Jill Corbett, who co-organised the fundraiser Newcastle Bowel of the Ball in June 2012, shares her story about colitis, colon removal, and moving on
Hugh Whittaker
The following is a work that Hugh Whittaker wrote about Crohn’s for school for an autobiographical assignment
Chris
In ’99, after three years of vomiting and an inability to pretty much eat (well, keep it down), I was admitted to hospital with a mass in my stomach.
Amanda Wyatt
Amanda Wyatt’s Story Hi, my name is Amanda. I am 29 years and I have Crohn’s Disease. My disease itself…