Up Yer Bum : bowel cancer awareness & charity events
raising awareness of bowel cancer, lynch syndrome and stomas, sharing support networks, fundraising and supporting charities such as Bowel Cancer UK – Beating bowel cancer together, Colostomy UK and Lynch Syndrome UK
Last year I wrote a blog about ILSAD that covered many aspects about the genetic syndrome, if you like, you can recap here This year I asked people via instagram, what their questions were and chose the most popular ones... What is Lynch Syndrome? It's a type of inherited cancer syndrome associated with a genetic… Continue reading International Lynch Syndrome Awareness Day 2021
I was all pleased with myself for making a tasty jackfruit masala last night. We enjoyed a nice early dinner, watched a bit of telly and went to bed to snuggle down so we could hit Monday with a bang. The bang was earlier than planned, when I woke with a start in the middle… Continue reading Last night I was so scared, I would have sh*t myself if I could!
There have been times throughout my life where I have had to have some help with my mental health. This has being for various reasons as well as my health challenges and developments. Some of you are aware of all of them, some of you are not aware of some of them, some of them… Continue reading Time to Talk. Time to Change – World Cancer Day
Amongst ostomates, a stomaversary is celebrated, so whilst it may sound odd to you, it's quite normal! Unfortunately for me I’ve had 2 major cancer episodes in my life, and each anniversary becomes a real big deal and milestone, so yep, I'm shouting about it! I'm still unsure of how I feel about my stoma,… Continue reading Number two(s)
I don't hide who I am, and today we should help share with the world, that ostomies are quite amazing really! Read more about world ostomy day here The first time I saw one in "real life" was when a lovely friend of mine took me out for a pre op dinner and chat (OK… Continue reading World Ostomy Day #stomaaware
Up Yer Bum : bowel cancer awareness & charity events 