I am a size 16, despite years of dieting and exercise, I always end up at a 16. For 15 years I have been somewhere between a 14 and an 18. I am open about this and often tell people my size, you kind of feel the need to when you are shaking your ta-ta’s […]
A few months after the birth of my second child, I began to notice blood in the toilet after I had opened by bowels, I ignored it for a while and then found I was going to the loo more and more. One morning I woke to a lot of blood and mucus in my […]
I don’t usually share petitions on the blog but I got a message from Ellie this week with a plea for me to share this one and I just couldn’t say no. “Hi Sam, I’ve been following your blog since I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis last December and if it hadn’t been for your […]
Wonder Woman Wednesday is my new weekly round up of the amazing women, consider it your own weekly Galentines Day! I very much believe that women should be boosting one another up, celebrating our accomplishments and being cheerleaders for one another! At times women are pitted against one another, especially strong and vocal women, let’s not […]
Firstly, I want to thank every single person who voted for me and endorsed me in the National Diversity Awards 2015. I was nominated and shortlisted as a Positive Role Model in the Disability category. It was an amazing thing to be shortlisted and to read through the hundreds of nominations made me cry out […]
My name is Sam Cleasby and I am not sorry. I apologise constantly, I say sorry to people who bump into me in the street, I say “sorry to bother you” to people who serve me in shops, I apologise to the postman if I don’t get to the door immediately. If I am offended […]
I do quite a bit of public speaking about life with IBD, stomas, jpouches and also self esteem and body confidence. I also volunteer with Crohns and Colitis UK and IA Support at events all over the UK. And the one thing that tends to be the same at these events is the lack of […]
I found out about this app on the iPhone recently and thought it would be of interest to you all. It’s called Medical ID and allows access to some vital information on your phone in an emergency situation. It’s free, simple and easy to set up and so I thought I’d talk you through the […]
I’m not having a great day today, I’ve had a stinking cold for a couple of weeks and I think my immune system has taken a battering and so I have been up a lot in the nights going to the loo. I woke this morning and my joints are absolutely agony. My body is […]
I have seen two stories today about different situations where institutions have put rules in place regarding toilet breaks and it really got me thinking about how distressing this can be for those who can’t just hold it. The first was regarding comedian Frankie Boyle and how his shows have put restrictions on people leaving […]