Purple Wings: supporting ostomates and promoting ostomy awareness
- Thursday, October 1, 2020
Lauren Henderson recalls how the Purple Wings charity began helping people with a stoma regain confidence and self-esteem
Providing services and support for people with a stoma, submitted by companies, charities and support groups
Lauren Henderson recalls how the Purple Wings charity began helping people with a stoma regain confidence and self-esteem
Luciana Podschun interviews filmmaker Anisha Vijayan about what inspired No More Secrets, her film about life with a stoma in India
Hazel Pixley celebrates nearly five decades of the Urostomy Association providing support for people with a urinary stoma
Stoma nurse Janaína Maria Felix, patient advocate Steve Cartmail and support group secretary David Bunger discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected their lives
Carolyn Stammers explains how people with an ileostomy or ileo‑anal pouch aged 16 and above can apply for financial support from the Kingston Trust CIO
Man with a stoma barred from enjoying the attractions at a popular holiday resort with his ostomy pouch on show
Sarah Russell presents the introduction to her new book on how to recover faster with activity, exercise and lifestyle
Stoma care nurses Jane Cook and Jackie Hatton discuss the results of their survey on the names that people give to their stomas
Tomas the Stoma has composed a few lines on what it is like to live with Clare Mee
Benjamin Wakefield discusses podcasts in his introduction to the third issue of Stoma Tips
Liz Richardson speaks about her one-woman play Gutted, a shameless tale of love, laughter and lavatories, co-created with director Tara Robinson
John Walsh introduces the second issue of Stoma Tips
Yvette Perston introduces a charity helping mothers with weakened core muscles, sore skin and body image issues related to faecal incontinence due to childbirth