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In this blog, Jen shares her experience of contracting sepsis following a colectomy. She talks about the missed symptoms and misdiagnosis that almost caused her to lose her life.

Ostomate Rakhee Patel shares her top tips for making the most out of your allotted time slot with your hospital specialist.

Having made 2 trips to Florida in the last year and a half, Jen shares her tips for travelling internationally with stoma supplies and medication

After contracting Campylobacter food poisoning from a well-known supermarket chain, Rachel’s bladder and bowel began to fail. After several years of battling illness she was eventually given a Urostomy and Ileostomy.

Jenn started dating her boyfriend just before her stoma surgery. In this interview, he reveals what it’s really like to date someone during their ostomy journey…

Jen had an absolute blast attending the Royal Garden Party at Holyrood. However, in hindsight, there are some things that she wished she had known before attending…