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This short documentary follows 25-year-old Dana, who lives with a severe case of Crohn's disease. Spending as much time in the hospital as out, Dana depends on intravenous nutrition, constant vigilance, and a wicked sense of humor to keep her alive. Now she faces the daunting task of deciding how she wants to live the rest of her life--coping with the limitations and rigors of her current routine or taking a leap of faith on a complicated transplant that could give her a chance at the normal life she has never known.
Powerful personal stories from some of Britain's 175,000 young carers who look after relatives battling with illness and addiction. Their childhoods cut short as they feed, wash and cope with the mood swings of their charges, and their education can suffer as, reluctant to leave sick parents alone, many young carers miss school and fall behind with work. The video also follows the story of a young carer with a father with Crohn's disease.
This video follows the life of Erin, a determined Vancouverite, whose life-long journey with Crohn's disease tests her identity, career ambitions, and family aspirations while she battles to regain control of her life and remain in remission.
Ryan Nesbitt and Jessica Grossman talk about their diagnoses, the challenges they've faced because of inflammatory bowel disease, and how they're living now with Crohn's disease.
Nicole Pozzi, a young woman living with Crohn's disease, shares her experience being diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease, having surgery to remove a portion of her small intestine and living every day with an invisible illness.