Hi everyone, Fuzzbutt here again. I’m Ostomyland’s furry mascot and I often like to bring you my ostomy top tips, and my pick of the message board posts. And now, I’m pleased to be able to say I’ve got a whole new feature – my favourite member blogs! Although the blogs have only been active for a couple of weeks now, we already have some excellent Ostomy related blogs developing, and there’s one in particular I’d like to tell you about.

Janet Mitchell is posting a blog about her daughter Charlene’s journey through Crohns and her new diverting Ileostomy that was performed on September 11th 2009. To date their blog has featured stories about dealing with the highs such as successful showering; positive appointments with doctors; her first journey on the school bus for many years, and more … But she also talks about the lows too such as nighttime nausea and so on.

12 year old Charlene is an inspiration to us all, but her Mom is equally as important in this story, as the blog also focuses on the trials and tribulations of being a parent to a child with an Ileostomy.

Useful Links:
Janet & Charlene’s Blog
Ostomyland Member Blogs Section
How to create your own blog on the board
NB: You need to be logged into our message board to access the blogs. If you aren’t already a member registration is free and easy.

Writing a blog can be a very good form of support and release for some people. For the writers it gives them a chance to talk through their concerns, and to share their thoughts. It also gives their readers a crucial insight into life with an Ostomy and shows that whilst there could possibly be some bad experiences with a stoma, they also show that there ARE still good times ahead too and life with an ostomy is not a prison sentence as they can often be misconstrued as.

To create your free Ostomyland blogs, check out this helpful post/video. Registration to the message board is free and easy, and there’s a step by step video on how to do that too.