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Welcome to our Day 3 of our "10 days of self-care" & thank you for putting you first & joining us.
Today, our focus will be on giving our eyes a break within our technology-heavy world. Try to set 15 minutes a time to try one of the ideas below. With our focus being to give your eyes a break, this blog post isn't going to be a long one!
10 DAYS OF SELF-CARE - DAY 2: Read
Welcome to our Day 2 of our "10 days of self-care" & thank you for putting you first & joining us.
Today, put just 15 minutes aside (or more if you can) to get cosy, make a warm drink & embark on a new journey.
Whether you're an avid reader or have needed a prompt to reach for a book again, we are going to share some of the benefits of reading.
10 DAYS OF SELF-CARE - DAY 1: Breathe
Welcome to our "10 days of self-care" & thank you for putting you first & joining us.
We recently told you about our 10 days of self-care, which we are now starting with Day 1, running up to (and including) Day 10 which will be Friday 6th January 2023.
We hope you had a lovely Christmas and now, it's time for some you time every day for the rest of the year and to kick start your 2023.
Christmas food with a stoma
With Christmas being so close (it's Christmas Day in just a few days), it can be a time of anxiety and apprehension if you have an ostomy, especially if you're new to the ostomy world & this is your first ostomy Christmas.
Daily routines change & everything gets mixed up, you forget what day it is & can find the changes hard, especially trying to navigate them with a stoma.
Join us for 10 days of self-care!
Are you feeling burnt out this festive season? Exit the busy of Christmas & welcome in the calm with our 10 days of self-care.
Starting Wednesday 28th December & running through up to (& including) Friday 6th January 2023, mark your calendars today & be sure to set that important "me time" aside.
Our top blog posts of 2022!
With 2022 coming increasingly to a close (where has that year gone?!), we wanted to take the time to thank you as one of our readers for your continued support for another year!
We have blogged (with the help of Rachel) and vlogged (with the help of Ant) about many things such as all about stoma supportwear, friendship, ostomy fashion, food & drink, ostomy education, dating & relationships, travel, exercise & more over on our blog
What have you learnt about your ostomy in the last year?
You may worry about how life will change following surgery. For me I was in chronic pain, living off a ridiculous amount of painkillers, and trying to make it through each day wishing the surgery would come yesterday. I was hoping to be able to reduce the pain killers and be able to walk without being in pain.
Festive Top Tops - A guide from ostomates to ostomates
Christmas time can feel overwhelming for a lot of people at the best of times, then there's adding an ostomy into the mix! It's fair to say that you are not alone if you are worried about navigating Christmas, but thankfully, there are some top tips in this post from fellow ostomates...
What Christmas outfits can you wear?
Christmas feels that much more special this year. Can you feel it? After a few years of the pandemic having to hold back on what Christmas is about - being together. As I type this I am looking at my beautiful Christmas tree and it is not quite December 1st yet…don’t judge! A lot of us are doing the same as people share on social media their excitement about getting the festive season started earlier this year, and why not?! Why not bring joy into your life when times are hard. I say do you, get the decorations up if you want, and start the festivities when you want to.
Crohn's & the SCD Protocol
When our son was diagnosed with Crohn's disease at the age of thirteen, my initial reaction was one of fear, what would this mean for him, how would his life change? Then disbelief, how could this be happening to our previously super healthy, athletic son? Then guilt, was it something I’d done to cause him to develop Crohn's, was it genetic or lifestyle, could I have done something different to protect him from this wretched disease?