Silvia Karina Moreira Seifert charts a life that has taken her from Crohn’s disease to an ostomy and a nursing career in Brazil and Chile
Luciana Podschun introduces the autumn 2021 issue of StomaTips
Luciana Podschun introduces the 7th issue of StomaTips
Specialist nurse Catherine Jones shares her experience of running a Surgery School for people undergoing an operation to form a stoma
Janaína Maria Felix explains how nurses and doctors are able to detect and treat colorectal cancers
Sue Pridham explains how to avoid, spot and resolve any problems affecting the skin around your stoma
Jearlean Taylor draws on her career as a model and motivational speaker to help women radiate confidence and make a difference
Kimberly Lucock recounts how her daughter Jessica has stayed smiling through chronic bowel problems and getting a stoma
Sarah Smith tells how her wife supported her through severe ulcerative colitis and how she was liberated by her ileostomy
Eilidh Mackay shares her unique life story of how she has survived two cancers and gained a fistula bag in the process, making her feel more beautiful than ever
Dusty and Andrea Sibley tell how they were inspired to establish a charity to help other people going through bowel surgery
Kelly Moss tells how her ileostomy helped her reclaim a normal life, and how, after a difficult diagnosis, she renewed her sense of purpose, one bear at a time