Gerardine and ‘Stavros’ her stoma are ‘Stepping Up For Stomas’ just five months after surgery.

Dan Callaghan is one of tens of thousands of people who have been gearing for The Great North Run this weekend.
It’s going to be his toughest challenge so far, and it’s one he has taken up to support Colostomy UK.

Chris Nash will walk the Grand Avenue in the Savernake Forest thirty nine times for Step Up for Stomas: The 39 Challenge.
This is his story

Colostomy UK, the Ileostomy and Internal Pouch Association, the Urostomy Association, Coloplast UK, and people with a stoma are running to Parliament to ‘relay’ the importance of high quality stoma care.

Last year we held our first ‘Step Up For Stomas’ campaign which saw us ask people to take 160,000 steps to raise funds for And awareness of Colostomy UK during the month of September.

This year we’re running Step Up For Stomas again but this year it’s Step Up For Stomas – The 39 Challenge!