Chronic Illness

In part three of Jen’s Looking Back series she discusses the many complications she’s faced since having her stoma surgery, and the effect of losing her brother to cancer.

Layla has been fighting against glass walls and ceilings her whole life. Here she explains why the more independence a disabled person gets, the more difficult their journey becomes…

In the sixth instalment of Rachael’s blog series ‘Cinderella With A Stoma’, she continues to share her experience of stoma surgery and the unfortunate complications that came with it

In part two of Jen’s Looking Back series she discusses the different medications she tried in order to avoid having a stoma and why she wishes she had just had the surgery sooner.

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.

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?”