Luckily I managed to rest all of Tuesday and sleep well during the night, despite going to bed feeling rather anxious that I would wake again with similar pains, but I tried my best to push these fears to a side, to try to avoid stressing myself out. I am pleased to be able to…
Hello again, it's been a while now, and damn do I have a story for you all. I genuinly wasn't expecting an experience like this. I bet you won't believe it either, because I barely do, but I promise you, everything that I am going to share with you is true.I'll start by saying it's…
This photo popped up on my facebook page memories a few days ago, from 6 years ago.. at first I didn't think much of it, and then I realised why it actually has a great deal of importance.. 3 months before this photo I had moved to Malmö, a new city where I barely knew…
4 years, wow.. to think that 4 years ago today I was saved. Stevie saved my life, gave me a second chance, gave me a new life. Sometimes when I think back I feel how surreal it all seems.. to think that ulcerative colitis nearly took my life.. a slow and painful death.. 4 years…
"How often do you change your bag?" I often get asked this question, and I can honestly say, I don't know. I use a drainable bag for my ileostomy, meaning I can empty it whenever I go to the toilet, which is what I do, or however often I want. How often I change my…
Today as I stood having a bagless shower I looked down at my stomach.. my brown stomach with a white circle on the right hand side between my bellybutton and hip bone. In the middle of this white circle is a red little rose..my little stoma.. I have only had my stoma for three and…
An update regarding my hair depressing/issue.. I have started washing my hair in very cold water, which after my second time I actually quite enjoyed. I do it the old fashioned way and wash my hair bent over forward so the water only gets on my head, then I wrap it up and jump in…
I have heard more and more about how comedians, podcasters, tv shows and films make out that ostomies are the worst thing that could happen, or how they make jokes and say they are disgusting. This is starting to get on my nerves and make me a bit upset. Unless you have one yourself, don't…
Hey all! What a crazy time it is now ey! Illness and isolation... and a fair bit of worry.. I'm writing this from my little self isolation bubble. After the government declared me as part of the "high risk" group, and recommended self isolation, I decided it definitely was wise.. although I'm not gonna lie,…
The last few weeks I've been feeling really down about myself. I have felt fat, well maybe not fat, but I have definitely got a rounder face again (which, yes, I know, it's only me who can see it, but man can I see it!). I have also been having this really odd reaction where…
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