Raising Stoma Awareness | World Ostomy Day
Today is World Ostomy Day today and I thought it only fitting that I write a post celebrating and highlighting all types of ostomy. I could wax lyrical about myself […]
Read more >Is There a Right or Wrong Way of Emptying Your Stoma Bag?
Is There a Right or Wrong Way of Emptying Your Stoma Bag? Myself being ever so curious & nosy I posted up polls across my handles at the beginning of […]
Read more >Body Image With a Stoma
Body Image With a Stoma With the weather getting warmer recently (although I now don’t know where the sun is hiding), body image is something that starts to spring to […]
Read more >The Positives of Stoma Life
The Positives of Stoma Life Being told you need stoma life can be daunting. You may have only ever heard brief snippets regarding stoma life and usually you will always […]
Read more >Feeling Body Confident in a Swimsuit
Feeling Body Confident in a Swimsuit Happy June my beautiful Pelican friends, I have one thing to say…EVERYBODY IS A SWIMSUIT BODY! Yes, that’s right, everybody, not just the women […]
Read more >A Tribute to My Father
A Tribute to My Father Today is Father’s Day and I’d like to dedicate this post to all the wonderful fathers, father figures, male mentors and to those fathers who […]
Read more >International Nurses Day 2020: Interviewing Two Amazing Bowel Disease Nurses
International Nurses Day 2020: Interviewing Two Amazing Bowel Disease Nurses Tuesday 12th May is International Nurses Day, which also marks the birth of Florence Nightingale in 1820. During the Crimean […]
Read more >History of Stoma Care and Appliances
History of Stoma Care and Appliances Read part 1 here After writing a blog post titled the history of the stoma. For many of us we most likely take the […]
Read more >International Women’s Day: Appreciating Your Beauty
It took me a long time to learn how to love myself. I had my ostomy at the age of 13 so growing up and trying to fit in was a hard task. For a while I hated the way I looked, I hated that I couldn’t dress the same as my friends, I hated that I had scars and an ostomy. It took me over 5 years to finally realise that having scars is the norm for many people.
Read more >International Women’s Day: CrohnsFighting, Pelican & Me
International Women’s Day: CrohnsFighting, Pelican & Me Today is International Women’s Day and I was kindly asked by Pelican if I could write a post about myself for this and […]
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