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What I Fought to Stay Alive For: Finding Motivation As a Longterm Ostomate
Rakhee is feeling better than ever since becoming an ostomate but without the intensity of fighting to stay alive, she now struggles with motivation. To counteract this she asks herself “Is this what I fought to stay alive for?”
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Holiday With A Stoma
Rakhee has recently returned from Croatia where she had a great time, despite her initial anxieties about travelling and swimming with a stoma.
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Technicolour: A Poem Of Change
Rakhee has been through a substantial life changing experience due to her Crohn’s disease and ileostomy. She’s taken some inspiration from Lord of the Rings and placed a few of her thoughts regarding those changes into a poem for National Poetry Day.
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Dealing With Sympathy When You’re Chronically Ill
Sympathy isn’t necessarily a bad thing but there is such a thing as too much. Rakhee discusses her relationship with the emotion and why she no longer needs it.
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Dear Healthcare Professionals
Rakhee writes an open letter to all the dedicated health professionals who have helped her along on her journey with kindness and compassion
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6 Wonderful Things I Have Experienced Due To My Chronic Illness
Ostomate Rakhee Patel reflects on some of the wonderful things that she has experienced as a direct result of her IBD
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