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That time I nearly died

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

What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger

8th February 2016 By Jonelle 7 Comments

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger | Tyranny of Pink

  What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger I love this saying. I don’t know why but after the last five months it feels more true than ever. If you follow my blog, you will know what I’ve been going through. Life has been tough. If you don’t well in a nutshell, I gave birth…

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Filed Under: Blog, Authentic Living, Being Mom, Being Resilient, Being You, Mental Well-Being, That time I nearly died Tagged With: be unapologetically you, be who you are, believe in yourself, coping with grief, don't give up, keep fighting, life choices

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Such a pretty wine estate. #newzealand #southisl Such a pretty wine estate. 

#newzealand #southisland #queenstown #wineestate
Queenstown moody nights. #tssearnslaw #boatsofque Queenstown moody nights. 
#tssearnslaw #boatsofqueenstown #moodygrams
Ahhhh man, heading back to normal life today. Quee Ahhhh man, heading back to normal life today. Queenstown, you've been incredible. See you soon. 

#endofholidays #byebye #backtoreality
A glorious day of tasting wine that has ended with A glorious day of tasting wine that has ended with a community transmission scare. Eep.
Very lucky to be in a place where celebrating my b Very lucky to be in a place where celebrating my birthday is even possible. Such a privilege. Started 38 off on an absolute positive note. 

Celebrating the 6th bonus year of my life. Every one of the years I've been alive after my "almost died thing" are such a gift and life keeps getting better. So grateful to be here. So thankful. 

#queenstownbirthday #newzealand #celebrate #birthdayweekend
Wooohooo and the birthday weekend begins. Starting Wooohooo and the birthday weekend begins. Starting strong with prosecco and #Parrotdog

#cheers #happybirthdaytome  #prosecco #birthdaythings #happylife #newzealand #localtravel #craftbeer
Yum. Yum.
My Jax and the rolling hills of home. #Swaziland # My Jax and the rolling hills of home. #Swaziland #myboy #dogsofinstagram #swazi #homeiswheretheheartis

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