Blog posts by Rachael Kin

Rachael recently visited Fuerteventura for her first beach holiday since she had her stoma surgery ten years ago. In this blog, Rachael shares what led her to get away and what happened upon arrival.

Rachael has been an ostomate for several years now and has had to face a lot of questions from the people she meets – some good and some bad. Here she shares a little anecdote about her experience and offers some advice for those new to the world of stomas.

Rachael looks back at when she went for a run before she became sick, and shares her plans to get back into the activity with the help of some stoma support.

Rachael has been thinking about her effect on the environment and how having a stoma can contribute extra waste to the planet. Here she shares a few tips for reducing that impact.

Can you digest olives with a stoma? Rachael shares her experience of a stoma blockage caused by her a biggest food love: olives. Read on to see what happened when Rachael ignored what turned out to be some very important advice.

Rachael’s long-term partner was unfortunately far from supportive when she became ill and had stoma surgery. In this blog post, she shares how it all came to an end.