Blog posts by Sam Melling

Sam’s dad has always liked to fix things – but he couldn’t fix her subtotal colectomy. In this blog, Sam considers all the ways he’s given her support instead…

Life after stoma surgery can be difficult, but what’s it like when you’re still living with the symptoms of IBD? Sam shares her struggles with mental health and letting people know she’s not ‘absolutely fine’.

With the promise of spring, Sam reflects on her stoma surgery and how her experience has affected not only her physical boundaries but how she approaches her plate.

Sam is finally in a good place, personally and romantically. Here she shares her experience of how she first learnt to love herself before unexpectedly finding her ‘end game’.

Sam is a big fan of the great outdoors, even more so since she had her stoma surgery. Read about how she enjoys her daily exercise and how it helps her manage life with an ileostomy

Life is like bowel movements, says Sam Melling. In this blog, she looks back at her life, pre and post stoma, and explains why…