Just had an email from my consultant saying that he hasn’t formally reported on it yet but wanted to let me know that he isn’t concerned about the shadow and doesn’t think it’s anything to worry about! So. Bloody. Relieved. I have to say positivity abandoned me over the last few days but thank you […]
I was 19 when I had my first child, many people said it was too young. That Timm and I were idiots who couldn’t cope with being parents… We probably were idiots. But the minute that not so little bundle was put in our arms it all changed. We realised what the meaning of life […]
Man, I’m grumpy. Like ‘lay on your face, hate the world’ grumpy. This morning was good, I went for a dog walk with my friend Caroline and then had a morning doing a bit of work and helping her with craft stuff with another friend Rob. We chatted and everything was good. But this afternoon […]
They found this thing. They called it a shadow and then slipped the word ‘mass’ into the conversation later. I wasn’t expecting it, I had nervously laughed and chatted through the first part of the test and then the woman, the doctor, testing person, her, she went quiet. She asked me to hold still and […]
I was asked to write a little bit about my IBD story for Me and IBD, the youth site for Crohns and Colitis UK and was thrilled to do so. You can take a peek at the site here. You can read my post below. My name is Sam Cleasby and I run blog So […]
I was contacted by Charlotte from DMU in Leicester who is doing a project to make lingerie/swimwear for a purpose. She says “Me and my group have decided that we want to design swimwear that is more suitable to stoma patients as well as concealing the bag within the swimwear and keeping it fashionable.” I have […]
Im doing more and more writing about self esteem and body image and was asked to talk about ways to feel better about yourself. This is part of my Love Yourself – You’re So Bad Ass work. My guilty pleasure TV is Ru Paul’s Drag Race, it’s like America’s Next Top Model but for drag […]
I am struggling to write this post. I just don’t seem to be able to find the words, which is an odd feeling for a loud mouth like me. I am due to have my pouch surgery in the next 5 weeks though I don’t have a date yet, and Im terrified. I was scared […]
I have had a couple of pre op dates through and we are definitely working towards my pouch surgery being in April. On 26th March I have to go in for a test of the muscles in my arse (nice!) and I have my pre op date for 9th April (Happy birthday Timm!) The first […]
As you may know I am slightly obsessed with Ru Paul’s Drag Race, it’s like a drag version of America’s Next Top Model, totes trashy but amazingly addictive. As I sit watching a screen full of men dressed as women it got me thinking about the qualities in women that these queens imitate. I think […]