by Mary | Aug 28, 2023 | Stories
Growing up I always saw myself as the “sick kid”. I was diagnosed with Asthma at 18 months old and every year until I was about 11 years old, I spent weeks in hospital. I remember going through school with this stigma that I’d labelled myself with and how much it...
by Mary | May 12, 2023 | Stories
Hi everyone. My name is Mathew Boyd-Skinner. I’m 33 years old and I now live with a permanent ileostomy named ‘Homer The Stoma’. I have suffered with tummy problems since I was 8 years old. I had a scope at 9 and I was informed that I have ulcerative colitis. They...
by Mary | Mar 29, 2023 | Stories
NSW Stoma recognises the importance of regular contact with an experienced Stomal Therapy Nurse (STN). We would love you to meet our STN, Anne Marie Lyons, who has over 30 years of experience in nursing, 20 of them in the area of stomal...
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