After quite a few months of just not feeling myself, I have taken the leap and made an appointment with my GP to discuss my emotional health. And man, it was scary. I always think I’m quite tough. Not much scares me any more as I have been through hell, so what else could frighten […]
Today I turn 35… A day for celebrations. So why have I been up since 4am with anxiety crushing my chest? I don’t know, I feel like the trauma of the past few years is catching up with me. I wake with my heart pounding, my hand on my bag, sweating, dry mouthed. Panic and […]
So it is week 2 of Operation No Operations… This week has been harder due to a combination of things, eating out a couple of times which I find really difficult to make healthy choices, wine and struggling to exercise. The whole point of my weight loss attempt is to improve my chances of holding […]
I have been chomping at the bit to write an opinion post on the film and book Me Before You, but I have held off for a week as though I am part of the disability community, as a non wheelchair user I didn’t want to speak over some of the amazing voices who are […]
Life is hard. It sometimes gives us fights that we never thought we could conquer, but it also has moments of pure happiness too. I was on BBC Sheffield recently on a piece they do called ‘My Life So Far’ where I spoke about family, illness and the lessons I have learnt through my life. One of […]
I was thrilled to be back on Sheffield Live TV last week with Simon Thake just before World IBD Day… Talking Sheffield 17.05.2016 part 1 from Sheffield Live on Vimeo. Sam xx
I met Nicola at the recent Get Your Belly Out Ball who is the owner of Vanilla Blush and we got talking about the brilliant work she has done in the field of Ostomy Underwear. As an ostomate herself, Nicola has created a range of beautiful underwear specifically designed for people with an ostomy bag. […]
Last year I had a day filming with Opus Healthcare, I have used their products before and was asked if I would help them on a project where they wanted real life people with ostomies and jpouches to talk openly about their lives. It was a lovely day with three others, Luke, Charlotte and Amanda […]
So after my news last week that I now have two hernias, I decided to try and lose some weight. I am adamant that I do not want surgery until it is absolutely necessary and so I spoke to my doctor about the benefits of me losing weight and we agreed that it would really […]
You may read this title and laugh, after all this whole blog is filled with my feelings. I post a few times a week eloquently and whole heartedly sharing how I am feeling with the whole world. If anything, I’m an over sharer! I tell you lot intimate and private parts of my life and […]