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Being an Ostomate

What it was like having my stoma reversal

16th May 2016 By Jonelle 4 Comments

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

My stoma was never meant to be permanent. It was something that needed to happen in order for me to live and hate it as I did, it saved my life. Now, it’s time for my reversal. I got my little friend “Francis” during an emergency procedure that saved my life after my colon was…

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Filed Under: Being an Ostomate, That time I nearly died Tagged With: be unapologetically you, choosing me, colostomy, hartmann's procedure, life choices, ostomate, ostomy, reversal surgery, what it's like getting reversal surgery

Dear Francis the Stoma, I won’t be sad to see you go!

25th April 2016 By Jonelle 12 Comments

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

In September, after a number of complications, I woke up as an Ostomate. If you don’t know what an Ostomate is, don’t worry, neither did I till I was one. (Catch up on that story here) Ostomate, noun The definition of an ostomate is a person who has undergone a surgical procedure to create an…

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Filed Under: That time I nearly died, Being an Ostomate Tagged With: acceptance, be unapologetically you, believe in yourself, choosing me, colostomy, I am not ashamed of my stoma, life as an ostomate, living with a stoma, ostomate, surgery

7 months with a colostomy and facing a dangerous reversal surgery

7th April 2016 By Jonelle 9 Comments

Heading forward, looking back! | Tyranny of Pink

The last 7 months have been a roller-coaster of every kind of emotion and now I’m facing a reversal surgery. If you follow my blog, you know the story. If not, in summary, I had a baby in September and then had a whole lot of surgery after that, a stint in ICU and a…

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Filed Under: Being an Ostomate, Blog, Life, Reflections on Life, That time I nearly died Tagged With: acceptance, be unapologetically you, believe in yourself, colostomy, reversal, reversal surgery, surgery, surviving

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The perfect Sunday. All day on the couch. Prosec The perfect Sunday. 
All day on the couch. 
Prosecco. 
Burgers. 

Dreading Monday.
I need a holiday.... 

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And in the naked light, I saw Ten thousand people, And in the naked light, I saw
Ten thousand people, maybe more
People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening
People writing songs that voices never share
And no one dared
Disturb the sound of silence

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Date night. Date night.
Bit my pretty red heart in two. I was ten when th Bit my pretty red heart in two.

I was ten when they buried you.   

At twenty I tried to die

And get back, back, back to you.

I thought even the bones would do.

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It's the kind of tired that sleep can't fix. #bat It's the kind of tired that sleep can't fix. 
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Tiny house living. When your kitchen counter doubl Tiny house living. When your kitchen counter doubles as your office space. 

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All my dreams lead me to you... #sundayadventures All my dreams lead me to you... 
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