I was googling something earlier and typed in ‘is ulcerative colitis’ and these were google’s suggestions of what I may be searching. I was truly shocked at the first one. Is Ulcerative Colitis contagious? It saddened me to think that this is what people are thinking about people with IBD, that they are concerned that […]
Hey bambinos, It’s momma here, I thought I would pen you a note as you are all old enough to spend your days with your noses stuck to a phone/ipad/laptop and I know you sneak a peek at So Bad Ass from time to time. Firstly (and always), mannnnn I love you guys so much. […]
I know that these surgical treatments can be super confusing, I have explained to lots of family and friends to help them understand what is happening and so thought I would explain on here too. Firstly, what is a jpouch? Well, you can have a good read of my explanation here, but in short, a […]
Phantom Rectum. No, this isn’t a really great band name or a ghostly arsehole, but an actual thing that people without a butt sometimes have to deal with. Let me explain… You know you hear about people who have had a limb amputated who have a feeling in said limb? It could be pain, itching […]
Things have been tough for the past few years but specifically the past 3 months have been absolute shit. I feel like I’ve been in a really dark time, between work, moving house, losing my grandfather, kids and my health, everything has been so overwhelming. Yet I’m starting to have hope that I’m coming through […]
Before 2013, I didn’t have the best body confidence. I was a size 16 with stretch marks and wobbly bits, I had carried, birthed and fed three big babies (9lb9oz, 8lb1oz, 11lb) with one c-section to boot. Before I had kids, I was a size 8, after my first I was a size 16 and […]
One of the most common questions I get sent to me is about what clothes to wear when you have an ostomy. People asking if they can ever wear ‘normal’ clothes again, how to hide your bag, what underwear is best and how to still feel like themselves. My answer is usually that you can […]
Miriam Margolyes is the wonderfully outspoken actress from Harry Potter and star of recent TV show The Real Life Marigold Hotel. She spoke out this week about an incident at Waverley Train Station in Edinburgh, when a young man refused to give up his seat for her. Miriam told the Daily Mail that she has arthritis and was carrying […]
It’s almost Valentine’s Day and the fabulous Scope are all about the romance. As part of their End The Awkward campaign, they’ve kicked off the most romantic time of the year by releasing swoonsome recreations of iconic Mills & Boon book covers – starring disabled people. They created Scope Romance Classics in response to their new polling […]
I have had some issues with my Stoma post surgery. The stitches came away from the skin leaving me with a large hole into my stomach. It was bloody awful to look at, it was really nasty and made me queasy. I documented the healing process though as in the beginning I couldn’t imagine it […]