Four years ago, I was heading towards my first ever mothers day. Except, I wasn’t at home, I wasn’t with my family. I wasn’t excited. I was in hospital. Alone, in isolation, fighting off a bug that I’d picked up in ICU while recovering from my colostomy reversal surgery. It feels like such a long…
Being an Ostomate
The beauty behind the scars – Confessions post surgery
I looked in the mirror and I saw my scars – left behind from all my surgeries and my brush with death. It’s funny how something as ugly as a scar can be a beautiful reminder of the second chance you’ve been given at living! It makes you more aware of all the things you…
Dear New Ostomate – Please be patient with yourself.
I promise you, it gets easier It’s not easy having a colostomy bag. Adapting to new changes. A whole new way of living. No one can tell you that it’s going to be easy. It’s not easy even for the strongest person. But I promise you, it will get easier! You will get used to it…