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BlogMas Day Eighteen – Recipe – Cauliflower and Garlic Cheese Soup
This is a soup I have been making for a while thanks to my lovely Mum who first gave me her recipe. This is now the recipe I generally follow after tinkering with it a little and I absolutely love it. Thick, creamy and flavoursome, perfect for this chilly winter weather. Cauliflower is one of…
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Coping With A Stomach Bug When You Have An Ileostomy
I recently caught the dreaded diarrhoea and vomiting bug that seems very prevalent at the moment. These kinds of bugs can be really dangerous for people with an ileostomy, mainly due to the ease we already become dehydrated even when not ill. Severe dehydration can quickly lead to kidney and other problems which can become…
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BlogMas Day Sixteen – The Santa Express (video)
So today my Mum and Dad arranged to take the boys and their cousin Maisy on the Santa Express train on the Peak District Railway. Me and Ste decided to tag along too! We all had a fab morning, with magicians, balloon modellers, a sing song, clowns and of course a visit from the man…
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BlogMas Day Fifteen – The Things You Can’t Say To Your Chronically Ill Partner
I wrote this post before Ste went into hospital, over a month ago, and had it sitting here for all this time. I feel like now is the time to share it. As anyone following my blog will know, Ste was admitted to hospital after we visited his amazing gastro doctor as he was rapidly…
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BlogMas Day Fourteen – The Winter Tag
I recently saw this over at LOVE-ALMA.COM and decided to give it a whirl after seeing her answers! Hope you will all join in! WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE HOLIDAY TRADITION? One of my favourites is still getting my Dad to go downstairs first on Christmas morning to check ‘he has been’. He always come back…
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BlogMas Day Thirteen – Ground To A Ho-Ho-Halt
Well, what a time to get struck down by a stomach bug! The last couple of days have been pretty horrendous but I am pleased to say, today I seem to be on the up. Anyone with an ileostomy will know – diarrhoea and vomiting bugs are not only horrific but can be pretty dangerous…
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BlogMas Day Nine – Spoonie Christmas Challenge
WHAT ILLNESSES DO YOU SUFFER WITH? I have rheumatoid arthritis, Crohns disease, an ileostomy, ostopenia, high blood pressure and iritis WHAT’S THE CRAZIEST ‘CURE’ SOMEONE HAS EVER OFFERED YOU? Well according to one GP I saw (yes a doctor), I shouldn’t need a bone scan because I am too young to suffer from these issues!…
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BlogMas Day Eight – Unboxing Stoma Supplies (video)
So thought I would mix it up a little bit and make a video instead of a written post for you all! The link is And I hope you all enjoy it! Don’t forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel to see more videos from me and please feel free to ask any questions in…
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