20-05-2025
Tanya Smith on what it's like living with Crohn's disease
After being diagnosed with Crohn's disease, Tanya Smith learned her great-grandmother had died decades before from a mystery ailment now thought to be the chronic inflammatory bowel disease. Photo / Supplied
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In What's It Like To… New Zealanders from all walks of life share stories of health & wellbeing. Here, Tanya Smith shares with Paulette Crowley what it's like to learn you have Crohn's disease and learn to manage the autoimmune condition.
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