Sonja Nye recalls how she has kept a positive attitude through her journey from ulcerative colitis to a permanent stoma
Yvonne Haines tells how getting a permanent colostomy and learning to irrigate has transformed her life for the better
Luciana Podschun recalls the most difficult decision of her life
Jessica Mary Logan describes her challenging journey to a J-pouch that led her to establish a pageant to inspire body confidence in people with invisible illnesses
Clare Mee looks back on the complications, predicaments and valuable lessons she has shared with Tomas, her stoma
Laura MacKenzie recalls the frightening illness that led to a rapid and successful recovery and two healthy stomas
Rachael Kin describes how she got back up after a bolt from the blue and proved she could still be a model and take care of her daughter
Alannah-Jayne Simpson talks about how she learned to live with, and eventually love, her stoma
Luciana Podschun recounts how her colostomy has freed her from fearful risk, brought her closer to her family and hasn’t stopped them from travelling together
Alan Northey reveals how a barrage of bowel diseases couldn’t keep a new dad down
After her temporary ileostomy was reconnected, Sue Taylor describes why she has no regrets about going back to having a stoma
Rachel Jury tells the often difficult story of how she became the proud owner of Bob the ileostomy and Squirt the urostomy