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6 Weeks Post Colostomy Reversal Op! I survived!

22nd June 2016 By Jonelle

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

The last few weeks have been really tough. My colostomy reversal surgery went amazingly (Read about that here) well and a week after being sent home from the hospital I went for a check up and my surgeon happily reported that everything was perfect and it’s all over. I smiled all the right smiles but…

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Filed Under: Being an Ostomate, That time I nearly died Tagged With: acceptance, be grateful, believe in yourself, choosing me, colostomy, Coping with change, hartmann's procedure, I survived, life after a colostomy, Motivational Speaking, patient trauma, post surgery inspiration, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, reversal surgery, Survivor workshops, things to be grateful for

Why 2015 Sucked and has still been the best year of my life

25th November 2015 By Jonelle

Why 2015 sucked and has still been the best year of my life | Tyranny of Pink

The year, started off quite nicely. Nothing fancy, just a little celebration in our home. A good way to bring in the new year. Half way through the year however, my grandfather became ill and discovered that he had already-too-advanced-to-bother-with-treatment-cancer. We basically waited for the next couple of months for the inevitable. He deteriorated very…

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Filed Under: Being Mom, Being You, Blog, Death & Grief, That time I nearly died Tagged With: be grateful, be unapologetically you, believe in yourself, choosing me, coping with grief, find your passion, following your dreams, life choices, life purpose, near death experience

The look was there, in his eyes, for only a fleeting second…

18th November 2015 By Jonelle

The look was there, in his eyes, for only a fleeting second… | Tyranny of Pink

A little while ago, a broken and damaged woman, newly a mother, newly without an appendix lay in a hospital bed in a tiny part of town. The news – we’re going to go back in. “In where?” you might ask, into the cavity of my body. The one they just took my son out…

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Filed Under: That time I nearly died Tagged With: acceptance, be grateful, believe in yourself, colostomy, gratitude, he saved me, near death experience, stoma, surgery, thankful, That time I nearly died but didn't

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Hello, I’m Jonelle and this is my story.

Wow! This was a moment. Turning 40 when I almost d Wow! This was a moment.
Turning 40 when I almost didn’t live past 32. 
Grateful for every day of every year since then! 
Life is so precious and life is everything you make it. 

Thankful for all the opportunities I’ve had along the way. Thankful for all the people I’ve met and the leaps I’ve taken! 

Grateful to live where we do. 
Grateful for my family and friends. 
Grateful to live comfortably and never have to worry about being without. Such privilege in a world with so much struggle. 

Thankful for my pets who drive me nuts and love me endlessly. 

I’m looking forward to the next decade. Stepping more into myself and knowing who I am and what my boundaries are. The things I will not tolerate or accept. 

Just grateful for my life. 
The end. #HBD to me!
Woop Woop
Saturday pre birthday party vibes… Saturday pre birthday party vibes…
Lazy Saturday mornings ❤️ Lazy Saturday mornings ❤️
Unemployment is working for me! #Relaxed Unemployment is working for me! #Relaxed
Oden ❤️ Oden ❤️
Making the most of being #funemployed 😆#welling Making the most of being #funemployed 😆#wellingtonnz
Take me back… summer sun and ocean swims #newcal Take me back… summer sun and ocean swims #newcaledonia

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