Posts categorised under Chronic Illness

This Christmas will be slightly different for Jen as she now has a few extra things to consider when it comes to her health. In this blog she shares how she’ll be managing her short bowel syndrome and strictures, along with her ileostomy and Crohn’s disease.

In this blog Katie tells us a little bit about the sunflower lanyard scheme and how it could help you as an ostomate.

Stephie has multiple hidden illnesses and lives with an ileostomy. In this blog, she shares a letter she has written to her younger self full of advice and a little hope for the future.

Michelle’s 14 year-old-cat Sherpa was recently attacked leaving her scared and wounded. Michelle spent lots of time caring for Sherpa which reminded her of all the times Sherpa was there for Michelle when she lived with the pain of ulcerative colitis before her stoma surgery.

With International Dog Day taking place in August, Stephie tells is about her Newfoundland pup, Jenson, and how their relationship was impacted by her ulcerative colitis, along all the other animals to have lived with her over the years.

Jen has recently made some lifestyle changes in order to avoid more surgery due to complications with her stoma and Crohn’s disease. Here she explains what she’s taken on board and why.