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Jasper’s Stoma Story: Hirschsprung’s Disease

01 November, 2019

“We had no idea what a Stoma was until our surgeon mentioned it that day. My husbands grandfather had a stoma and we didn’t even know. So many hide this amazing thing that has saved their life…”
Introducing Jasper, Our Team Colostomy UK Mascot this Saturday.

Purple Iris winners 2019. Queen Alexandra, Portsmouth

25 October, 2019

Earlier this year at our Open day in Telford we announced Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth as the winners of our Purple Iris award.
We were delighted to visit the team in Portsmouth to present them with their award.

Swim with a stoma: Taking the plunge

21 October, 2019

We’re delighted to announce our last Active Ostomates swim of 2019 will take place in Blackpool on November 24th.
What did the participants at the previous session in Windsor think of the experience?

Awareness days are necessary for now….

18 October, 2019

Today marks the end of hidden disabilities week.
There are at least one hundred and twenty thousand people in the United Kingdom ‘Living with a stoma’.
The very nature of a hidden condition means that as well as people more often than not being unaware that an individual has a stoma, they will also have less knowledge of the condition than they do about many others.

Thaila’s Stoma 66 Story

18 October, 2019

Thaila gives us her overview on why she had her stoma formed, why she wanted to get involved with our Stoma 66 challenge, and the benefits of regular exercise.

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