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Name: | Aneica Duffy |
Age: | 22 |
Year of the Fix: | 2017 |
Location: | Foreglen, County Derry |
Campaign: | To educate people about inflammatory bowel disease |
I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis when I was 16. It was very painful. I felt tired, sick and lost so much weight.
Medication did not help me so I had surgery at 19 and again at 21, which involved having part of my bowel removed and a stoma fitted.
Despite this, I have never let it hold me back. I love playing the sport of camogie competitively and eight months after my surgery, I ran a leg of the Belfast Marathon. Last October I even did a skydive.
My message to anyone with inflammatory bowel disease or who has a stoma is, don’t let it stop you living the active life you want, you can do anything!
Jack H
Fern Lulham
Ethan Mcinally
Becky
Hafsa Ur-Rehman
Olivia G
Becky Thorn
Shannon Rawlings
'Ben'
Jade Kingdom
Sam Barakat
Alexandra Garrick
Ben Simms
Jo Quinn
Me and my friends want young people to know that calories aren't the enemy!
Timothy Cranfield
Mary-Anne White and Lucy Wills
Meghann
'Kate'
Tilly and Bella