Posts categorised under Being A Carer

Catherine Atkinson has been working in the stoma care field for more than ten years. Here she shares who it was that inspired her and why the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife is important to her.

With International Year of the Nurse taking place, Emma Vernon, shares her experience of nursing abroad and the famous nurse who inspired her.

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…

Stoma Care Nurse, Kerry Haywood, discusses what led her to a career in nursing and tells us what a day in the life of a SecuriCare Stoma Care Nurse is like

Ileostomate, Jennifer, interviews her mum about what it’s like having a daughter with Crohn’s disease and an ileostomy. Read a mum’s perspective on diagnosis, surgery and more…

Chronically ill but caring for someone else? Shell Lawes interviews Stephie Simpson about working as a carer when ill yourself...