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31 January, 2019
My Name is Laura MacKenzie. I am 41, I live in Wemyss Bay, Scotland and I am what is known in the ostomate community as a double bagger. This means I have two stomas; in my case a urostomy and a colostomy. I am writing this from my sun lounger in the Algarve, it’s our first foreign holiday since my operation….
28 January, 2019
In December last year we featured Emma Raynes and her plan to reach Everest Base Camp in 2020. Emma is writing a monthly blog for us as she trains to get ready for her adventure…
24 January, 2019
No two people are the same. That’s why a colostomy affects everyone differently. For many, like Vicki Smith’s little boy Harry, it can provide a new lease on life. Here are her tips for other parents on babies with a stoma….
23 January, 2019
Dave’s stoma, Herbert has kindly written an article about his life and times as well as a few tips for other stomas.
15 January, 2019
It was while in hospital that one of the stoma care nurses mentioned to him and his wife that many people with stomas suffer from problems with their body image. On the 9th June 2018 around a thousand cyclists took to the streets of London as part of the 15th Annual World Naked Bike Ride, and Geoff was determined to be one of them…
14 January, 2019
Will people at work notice your stoma? What if you have a leak? What if it starts making a noise? These are just some of the fears expressed by Duncan Wells in his experiences with leakage and how he deals with it.
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