by NSW Stoma | Thu Dec 2025 | long reads, Stories
Kelly's story Overcoming a multitude of health issues with the help of a few (thousand) stuffed teddy bears… Kelly’s story starts back in 1992, age 17 and on an overseas exchange year after finishing high school. She began to experience debilitating GI upset...
by Mary | Mon Aug 2023 | long reads, Stories
Ashlee's story In her own words… 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...
by Mary | Fri May 2023 | long reads, Stories
Mat's story The show must go on… Mathew Boyd-Skinner has, in his words, ‘had tummy issues since he was 8 years old’. Now 36, in that time he’s dealt with more than his fair share of hospital visits having courageously battled Chron’s disease, ulcerative...
