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Name: | Janette Connor |
Age: | 26 |
Year of the Fix: | 2016 |
Location: | Londonderry, Northern Ireland |
Campaign: | To show what it's like to live with Crohn's disease |
In March last year I was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease.
They told me 7 out of 10 people would require surgery in first two years and I just left thinking “yeah sure, that’s just a statistic.”
But a week later I was in hospital seeing a surgeon.
Crohn’s has changed my life, but it hasn’t all been bad. I’ve a spent a lot of time in hospital but I’ve also held down a job and I’ve realised just how good my friends and family are.
I don’t think many people understand what Crohn’s is, so with Fixers I’m making an animated film to raise awareness about the condition, which causes fatigue and abdominal pain.
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
Consultant Gastroenterologist Dr Graham Turner supported my project by providing an interview for the UTV Live broadcast.
Jade Kingdom
Tilly and Bella
Becky Thorn
Sam Womack
Mary-Anne White and Lucy Wills
Sam Barakat
Shannon Rawlings
Mason Latey
Becky
Olivia G
Jo Quinn
Liam Thomas
Lauren Taylor
Ben Simms
Alexandra Garrick
Chelsie Brown
Shak & Natasha
Shano
Me and my friends want young people to know that calories aren't the enemy!
'Ben'
Meghann
Hannah Carter
Fixers
Fern Lulham
Jack H