Posts categorised under Raising Awareness

In this blog, Sarah shares the things that have kept her occupied during lockdown and how she used her time to raise awareness of things like IBD and stomas.

Anita is just getting over her fourth time with sepsis. In part two of her blog, she shares her frightening experience and what it’s like to have an infection as a urostomate.

Anita is just getting over her fourth time with sepsis. In this blog which is part one of two, she shares her frightening experience and what it’s like to have an infection as a urostomate.

Katie has a look back at some of the year’s standout voices in stoma awareness and discusses how attitudes around stomas are changing.

Nathan discusses the difference raising awareness of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis can make and how knowing more about IBD and stomas sooner would have changed his experience for the better.

Michelle has been diagnosed with ulcerative colitis and lives life with a stoma. Her brother also struggles with bowel problems, and in this blog, Michelle shares a little of his experience and what it’s like to live with an undiagnosed invisible illness.