Grieving the Life You Had Before Stoma, Ostomy Surgery
Grieving the Life You Had Before Stoma, Ostomy Surgery: The Loss Nobody Talks AboutYou can be thankful to be alive and still grieve the life you had before. Both things…
The Bag Is Part of Your Life — But It Doesn’t Have to Be Your Whole Life
There is something nobody really tells you before stoma, ostomy surgery.They tell you how to change the bag.They tell you about output.They tell you about skin care, leaks, eating, drinking…
Living Well With a Stoma, Ostomy: How to Stop Letting Your Bag Control Your Life
There is something I wish somebody had told me before my stoma, ostomy surgery.One day, this bag could actually give me freedom.Not immediately.Not while I was lying in a hospital…
Plan Your Life, Not Your Stoma Ostomy: Learning to Live Beyond the Bag
Plan Your Life, Not Your Stoma, Ostomy: Learning to Live Beyond the Bag There was a time when my bowel dictated pretty much everything I did. Where I went. How…
From Surviving to Thriving: Finding Life Again After Stoma Surgery
From Surviving to Thriving: Finding Life Again After Stoma Surgery“Bloody hell, I’m actually living again.”I don't think there was one particular moment when I suddenly woke up and thought, Oh…
Your Stoma, Ostomy Is Part of Your Story
There is something I want you to remember if you are living with a stoma, ostomy, or you are preparing to have one. Your stoma, ostomy is part of your…
Have I Lost Myself After Stoma, Ostomy Surgery?
Have I Lost Myself After Stoma, Ostomy Surgery?There was a time when I genuinely wondered who the bloody hell I was anymore.Before bowel cancer came along and turned my life…
The Bag Is Part of My Life, Not All of My Life
The Bag Is Part of My Life, Not All of My Life There was a time when my life revolved around one question. Where's the nearest toilet? Not occasionally. Not…
When Did I Realise I Was Actually Living Again?
When Did I Realise I Was Actually Living Again? For three years, my life revolved around toilets. Not in a funny, “Oh, I know where every public toilet is” kind…
My Body Healed Long Before My Mind Did
My Body Healed Long Before My Mind Did: Why Nobody Talks About the Emotional Side of a Stoma, Ostomy There is something nobody warned me about after my stoma, ostomy…