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I am not ashamed of my stoma

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

25th April 2016 By Jonelle

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

Destigmatising the Colostomy bag – an often shameful part of life

21st October 2015 By Jonelle

When you think of colostomy bags, your mind immediately goes to old people. It’s such a stigmatised thing that no one talks about it and people certainly don’t share the information willingly that they have one. It’s just something that is not spoken of. If you regularly read my blog, you will know I’ve recently…

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Filed Under: Being an Ostomate, Blog, That time I nearly died Tagged With: I am not ashamed of my stoma, I choose to live, living with a colostomy, living with a stoma, my choice to live, the stigma of a colostomy

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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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