Advocating for Ostomates

07/11/2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

I hadn’t really heard the term ‘advocate’ until recently. The definition for an ‘advocate’ is: (noun): a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy.

Why Do I Show My Ostomy Bag?

25/03/2019.Reading time 7 minutes.

This is a question that comes up from time to time. Why do I have to post pictures of it online? Do I do it for likes? For comments? For attention? Why do I not care having it out on display when I’m out and about in the summer?

An Update: Why I Stopped Writing, Why I’ve Started again and How I Am Now I’ve Fully Recovered From Surgery

22/03/2019.Reading time 8 minutes.

So it’s been a while since I last posted on this website. I started doing this blog to help others who might be in a similar situation as I was; having Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Type 3 (Hypermobility Type) and being unable to eat due to a malfunctioning digestive system.

Adjusting to Life at Home

12/07/2018.Reading time 14 minutes.

I’ve now been home for 2 weeks, giving me a chance to enjoy the unusually warm weather! So far, things have been going okay but there have been some incidents along the way – but as things are still very new, there’s bound to be one or two slip ups of some sort!

My Time in Hospital

04/07/2018.Reading time 20 minutes.

First of all: I am so sorry it has taken me so long to do this! Things have been fairly busy and I haven’t felt up to doing another blog post for a while – but I’m finally doing it!

What I’m Packing for Hospital

21/06/2018.Reading time 10 minutes.

So it’s the day before my surgery. It’s safe to say that the nerves are really getting to me, but that’s normal I’m sure. As the hospital I will be having my surgery at is in London and I need to be there by 7:30am, mum and I will be taking the train up there […]

Preparations for ostomy surgery

18/06/2018.Reading time 12 minutes.

So it’s now 3 days before the day of my surgery. There’s a lot of things to get your head round and I’m still trying to adjust to all the changes that lie ahead with life with an ileostomy – as well as actually starting to eat again! There are a few helpful things that […]

What is a Stoma/an Ostomy?

15/06/2018.Reading time 7 minutes.

This is a question that I get a lot. And that’s fair enough – although now there is more and more awareness being shared, particularly on social media, it wasn’t something people really liked to talk about. It’s quite a ‘taboo’ subject for some people.