Category: Health
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Dressing With An Ostomy Week – Jasmine Stacey Collection
Well, where does any good outfit start…with the underwear of course! Jasmine Stacey has Crohn’s disease and aged 20 was operated on giving her a permanent ileostomy. After her operation she tried to seek out sexy, pretty underwear that she used to wear prior to her surgery and struggled. She was determined to help other…
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Time for YOU!
So, the children are back to school! The first few days of the new half term are over and our houses are getting back to normal post holiday hurricane. Now you have a bit of time, what are you going to do for YOU? Taking time for yourself is so important. As a Mum, I recently…
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A Letter To My Children
So me and the ladies on The IBD & Ostomy Support Show have been talking part in the #ostoMYlove challenge for June which Stephie over at Colitis To Ostomy came up with. It’s all about giving yourself a little time each day to appreciate, take time out and focus on yourself. This was my day…
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The Spoonie Mummy Reviews – Brava Protective Sheets
Good morning! I know I usually post my hit or miss post on a Monday but I have been super busy and didn’t get chance yesterday but I am really excited to share my new discovery with you fellow ostomates! So, I have spoken before about how I help protect my skin using the Brava…
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It’s Not A Competition And We Can Wear White!
This is something I wrote yesterday on my Facebook page after seeing this post and the responses. I’m not sure whether this post was written in a celebratory manner or not but there were lots of derogatory comments about Sam Faiers and ‘how ill’ she is. Now I don’t agree with all she has said…
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The Spoonie Mummy Reviews – Phew!
Hello lovelies! I hope you are all having a good start to the week, I didn’t sleep very well but pushing through and getting some jobs done. So pleased to see the sunshine and it’s set to be a lovely weather week! I was added on Twitter by Phew! a couple of weeks ago. Take…
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8 Things You Will Understand When Both You and Your Partner Have A Chronic Illness
Me and Ste have now been together almost ten months. We met through an online support group for people with IBD, becoming friends before meeting up and starting a relationship. My ex-husband was not very supportive when it came to my health problems. It is always tricky when you meet someone new with a view…
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The Spoonie Mummy Reviews – Stoma Style
Since the weather has started improving I’ve had some issues with underneath my stoma bag getting sweaty, especially when I wear high waisted trousers. This makes me uncomfortable and even though it’s not smelly it is unpleasant to feel ‘damp’ underneath my bag and I worry it could cause issues with the bag sticking to…
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