Wairarapa’s locally owned community newspaper
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 2021
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What lies behind the mask
More than 20,000 New Zealanders have In˜ammatory Bowel Disease [IBD]. But most people are oblivious because it is rarely spoken about and invisible to the naked eye. However, a Masterton artist is doing her part to unmask what living with a chronic disease really looks like, JOHN LAZO-RON reports. The world observed IBD Day on May 19. IBD is a chronic, incurable, inflammatory disease also known as Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis. Symptoms include bloody diarrhoea, bowel blockages, abdominal pain, perforated intestines, and abscesses and inflammation in the anal area. ‘Flares’ of the disease frequently
involve emergency hospitalisation, and repeated, irreversible, surgeries to remove sections of the bowel. New Zealand has one of the highest per-capita rates of IBD in the world. It is growing at more than 5 per cent per year, making it the third-highest rate in the world. Despite the severity of the disease, no one hears about it because no one speaks about it, due mainly to a lack of knowledge and understanding.
Masterton artist Katie Gracie is hoping her art work will shed some light on all of those issues, and show others what people with a chronic disease really go through. Gracie was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis nine years ago. Since then, IBD had hit her energy levels, diet, and how her body functioned as a whole, to take a turn
for the worst. She told Midweek, IBD was a persistent inside battle that not only affected you physically, but also mentally, with many who have it, putting on a brave face to hide what they were going through. Continued on page 3
Masterton artist Katie Gracie, Masterton mayor Lyn Patterson and Wairarapa MP Kieran McAnulty, with the mannequins Gracie designed for the ‘Unmasking IBD’ exhibition. PHOTO/HANNAH SMITH
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