From The Inside Out

Product Description "So inspirational.." - Kira Collison "Matt has truly outdone himself here.. honest and funny.." - Sahara Fleetword-Beresford "They say 'don't judge a book by its cover'...well this time it's totally fine to do so, for the content matches the outstanding cover.." - Victoria Marie From The Inside Out: The IBD Diaries, follows the true story of a boy who fell ill at 14 and his battle for over a decade to try and get a diagnosis on an unknown condition that robbed him of almost everything he had. Having to juggle all the while an ongoing fight with the government, depression, and love. Interweaving this narrative are true account diary entries from several other survivors of Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease, as well as several poetry entries. Hear what a day in the life is like for someone suffering the invisible illness, and garner a new perspective on such an unknown but prevailant affliction. Written in coalition with the #GetYourBellyOut group, 50% of all royalties made from this book purchase will be donated into research into the disease and possible cure. About the Author Born in Southport before moving to Wigan at the age of 14 where he soon fell ill with what became later diagnosed as Ulcerative Colitis, Matthew has always tried to find the positive to any situation. Often describing himself as "A face for radio and a voice for the written word" he has found a strong passion in the years for writing, with a budding side-hobby of drawings and paintings. Over his many years of writing, he has written parts towards playscripts aswell as feature length screenplays for independent film projects, before finally getting his first book published in September 2014 in an attempt to publically battle an illness he and those he cared for around him suffered in relative silence.