Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford | Patient Advocacy

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2nd Jun 20187th Dec 2023 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

What people with IBD should know

2nd Jun 20187th Dec 2023 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

What people with IBD should know

1st Jun 201813th Nov 2023 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Self-management

19th May 201824th Mar 2023 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Heather's fundraising is "On Fire"

18th May 20183rd Feb 2026 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Crohn's sufferer from Luton arranges local family fun day and football match to find a cure

14th May 20183rd Feb 2026 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Can you have Crohn's Disease AND Ulcerative Colitis in one patient? The facts

13th May 20183rd Feb 2026 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Self-care series | Learn about your disease and where to look for information

12th May 20183rd Feb 2026 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Ulcerative Colitis is NOT always continuous and NOT always only in the colon

10th May 201824th Mar 2023 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

RELIABLE resources for Crohn's and Colitis research

2nd May 201824th Mar 2023 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Self-care series | Looking after your mental health

1st May 201824th Mar 2023 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Best IBD awareness hashtags to use!

26th Apr 201824th Mar 2023 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

This is a VERY long road I'm travelling

24th Apr 201824th Mar 2023 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Things people don't usually talk about – highs and lows of upcoming surgery

11th Apr 201828th Jan 2026 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Self-care | Eating and Drinking with IBD

3rd Apr 201824th Mar 2023 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Keep building the warriors we look up to…

29th Mar 20183rd Feb 2026 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Metro | ‘It’s a constant battle and a daily struggle’: 10 IBD patients share their Dynamo-inspired selfies

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SOME surgeries can impact fertility, but finding the facts and figures for your specific surgery can be difficult 🤯 It took me seven years after my #UlcerativeColitis diagnosis to finally talk about the emergency surgery, the sepsis, and the complications that followed. When I started sharing in 2014, I was doing it from a place of anger because I was tired of being misjudged. At the time, I didn't have the language for the grief I was carrying, and even the word "feelings" made me cringe. Not much of a roasting 😂😂 I'd love that! 🌿 Grief is a word we usually associate with losing someone, but when you are diagnosed with a lifelong #ChronicIllness, you are grieving too. You are grieving the loss of your healthy self, the person you were in your best memories, and the future you thought you would have. Don't worry, I haven't gone to the "dark side" 🙈 Having to fact-check everything you see online really sucks. There's a big disappointment in feeling inspired by a story or a cute fact, only to realise it was fake, AI-generated bullsh*t. Whether it’s a heartwarming celeb story that never happened or a perfect AI animal, the lack of digital authenticity makes the internet a weird place! I am currently layered up like an onion, because my nervous system does not like winter! 🏳 Study morning 📖🖊 When I first looked for information on #Pregnancy after bowel surgery, I found plenty of clinical statistics, but very little that felt real. I wanted to know what it actually felt like in a body like mine, with seven surgeries and a complex history. It looks like ChatGPT thinks I'm a psychologist 😂 Remind yourself who the Fuck you are today. You are good enough! ✨ When we live with #Crohns, #Colitis, or #Fibromyalgia, we are experts at the physical talk. We can list meds and explain a #Stoma without blinking, but the mental toll is often much harder to put into words.
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