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Very quick update about Harry the hernia… I blogged about getting the news I was being treated at a private hospital. Well, my letter has come through and I’m booked in for the 21st March! Just under 3 weeks time. Though I know it’s a routine operation and I trust my fabulous surgeon Mr Brown […]
I have a lot of scars, and with another surgery planned in the next few weeks, I will have a few more too… I am not ashamed of them, they are the signs of my IBD journey, the battle scars of my fight of the last ten years. My family is half Indian, and so […]
Dear lady who loudly tutted at me using the disabled loos, I know you saw me running in, with my able bodied legs and all. You saw me opening the door with my two working arms. You saw me without a wheelchair. Without any visible sign of disability. You tutted loudly as I rattled the […]
I’ve been thinking a lot about how my illness has affected my children and the relationship between us. I have three kids and every day they amaze me with their intelligence, kindness, character and awesomeness. Till 2010 my husband’s job took him away from home for up to nine months of the year. So my […]
I’m so tired. And the tiredness leads to anger, hurt, guilt. I have no idea whether fatigue is something I just need to accept? Whenever I mention it to the doctors they look at me like I’m daft. “You’ve been through a lot” they say, “give your self a break”, “it all takes time”. Perhaps […]
So do you remember that when I had my stoma I also had a parastomal hernia that I named Harry? Well, Harry is a tenacious little sod and even though I my surgeons fixed my hernia during my Jpouch Surgery he is BACK… And so I am gutted to say that my resolution to have no surgery […]
The people who brought you Katie Hopkins show My Fat Story have outdone themselves with their latest show “Too Ugly For Love?” a show about… well let me directly quote the TV channel for you. “For most people looking for love can be daunting. But for singles with a secret physical affliction the search to […]
What an amazing year 2014 was for raising awareness of Inflammatory Bowel Disease!! When I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis in 2004, I had never heard of the disease and through the years, so many people I spoke to were completely oblivious to it too. In 2013, I had a subtotal colectomy and ileostomy formed. […]
What a year! I started 2014 in Sydney with my sister and our families, we travelled up the coast and had an epic road trip. It has also brought me a hernia, a house move, surgery to create my jpouch, a couple of weeks in hospital, a new life learning to live without my colon […]
Oh, apologies, I came over all Geldoff then!! For the past 18 months I have been raising awareness, spreading positivity and sharing my journey with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. I do this through this blog, Facebook, youtube and twitter because it means so much to me to be able to share my story and let other people […]