Being an Ostomate

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The beauty behind the scars

26th February 2019

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

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Dear New Ostomate – Please be patient with yourself. | Tyranny of Pink

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Dear New Ostomate – Please be patient with y...

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Lazarus – Making life a little easier for Os...

When you have to live your day-to-day life with an Ostomy, you jump for joy at the thought of...

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Simply Believe | Tyranny of Pink

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Simply Believe

It’s a weird thing when you feel like you’re lying at the bottom of a pit of despair and...

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6 Weeks Post Colostomy Reversal Op! I survived! Tyranny of Pink

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6 Weeks Post Colostomy Reversal Op! I survived!...

The last few weeks have been really tough. My surgery went amazingly (Read about that here) well and a...

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What it was like having my stoma reversed | Tyranny of Pink

Being an Ostomate•That time I nearly died

What it was like having my stoma “reversed&#...

My stoma was never meant to be permanent. It was something that needed to happen in order for me...

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Dear Francis the Stoma, I won't be sad to see you go! | Tyranny of Pink

Being an Ostomate•That time I nearly died

Dear Francis the Stoma, I won’t be sad to se...

In September, after a number of complications, I woke up as an Ostomate. If you don’t know what an...

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