In order to raise awareness of Crohn’s disease, 17-year-old Matty Fisher from Mill Hill has made a short film, Life Goes On, documenting his own struggle with the debilitating disease.
He was just 14 when he started experiencing symptoms, and soon received the diagnosis.
Crohn’s is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), characterised by the painful inflammation of the digestive tract. It is incurable but can be managed with medication.
“At first I kept my diagnosis a secret, I didn’t tell friends. I was quite embarrassed by it — I was worried they’d think of me differently,” said Matty. “That’s why I made the documentary, to try to encourage others to speak out.
