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Podcast: The Health Design Podcast
Episode: Luke Escombe, ambassador for Crohn's and Colitis Australia.
Description: Luke Escombe is an award-winning singer-songwriter, musician, and comedian who has turned his 25 years of living with chronic illness into inspiration for his art.
Growing up in London, with a Rock and Roll Dad who worked in the music business, Luke’s dreams of rock stardom suffered a serious blow at the age of 14 when he was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease. After spending long stretches of his 20’s either housebound or heavily medicated, Luke finally launched his first album as a singer-songwriter at the age of 30, only to end up in hospital again a few months later, requiring blood transf...