Blog posts by Jen McGregor

As the anniversary of Jen’s Crohn’s disease diagnosis approaches, she thinks back over her journey and the things she wishes she’d known sooner.

Jen shares a few of her top tips for getting through the festive period with a stoma, and tells us what works for her since having her ileostomy formed 4 years ago.

Ileostomate, Jennifer, interviews her dad about what it’s like having a daughter with a chronic health condition. Read a dad’s perspective on diagnosis, surgery and more…

Jen would have died if her stoma surgery had been delayed by just another day. Here she discusses her gratitude for the people speaking out about their lives as ostomates, and those who gave her the confidence to go ahead with the surgery which saved her life.

Jen is about to start her seventh year in higher education and has taken the opportunity to provide readers with some guidance and a few tips about getting the most from your studies when living with a chronic health condition or illness.

A positive body image can be difficult to attain and hold on to, especially when you’re dealing with Crohn’s disease, medications and anxiety. Here, Jen tells us how she coped and why she now loves her body for its strength and determination.