Blog posts by Jay Hyrons

Jay is a passionate advocate for the ostomy community but has recently taken some time to reflect on her attitude towards her own stoma and has been surprised by what she’s found.

With World Friendship Day on her mind, Jay shares some of her experiences with those who couldn’t support her through her illness and stoma surgery.

Jay suffers from PTSD and recently had an unfortunate experience at the bank that left her questioning whether her stoma makes her more vulnerable…

This month Jay shares her experience with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and how this mental health condition impacts on her ostomy.

Jay has been through the agony of a perforated bowel and now lives with a colostomy, yet there’s something else that also causes her pain: irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). In this blog, Jay discusses the anxiety of IBS and why she’s always concerned about a stoma bag leak.

Jay recently travelled to Malta and used a hidden disabilities lanyard at the airport. Read on to hear about her experience