Blog posts by Sarah Smith

Sarah chats us through her experience of the last 4 months since the UK lockdown was lifted and how she managed starting a new job after her surgery!

It’s hard to know what to expect when facing stoma surgery, especially if you don’t have enough time to research beforehand. Sarah has shared some things she wishes she’d known before her stoma formation operation.

This year will be Sarah’s second Christmas with an ileostomy. In this blog she shares what the festive period was like for her struggling with symptoms of ulcerative colitis, and how having a stoma has improved the quality of her life.

Sarah Smith is the newest blogger to join the SecuriCare family. She has had a stoma since 2019 and now raises awareness and spreads positivity online. In her first post with us she shares several tips for coming to terms with living life as an ostomate.