Blog posts by Rachael Kin

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.

Rachael has recently won Miss Beauty UK 2019, but in this blog she shares the story of her first pageant entry and how things didn’t quite go her way, despite a very well behaved stoma!

Rachael actively raises awareness of IBD and stomas. In this month’s blog she tells us how a trip to Wales just before her stoma surgery, resulted in her applying for a beauty pageant and ultimately winning the regional title of Miss Divine Buckinghamshire 2018.

In the sixth instalment of Rachael’s blog series ‘Cinderella With A Stoma’, she continues to share her experience of stoma surgery and the unfortunate complications that came with it

In the fifth instalment of her blog series, Rachael describes her stoma surgery, including being marked up for her stoma and going under anaesthetic

In her fourth instalment of Cinderella With a Stoma, Rachael discusses her unusual experience in A&E before her stoma surgery