Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford | Patient Advocacy

Inflammatory bowel disease, ostomy, chronic pain, PTSD, and mental wellbeing.

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2nd Jun 20187th Dec 2023 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

What people with IBD should know

4th Dec 201524th Mar 2023 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

There really isn't a cure…

3rd Dec 201524th Mar 2023 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

The life's too short concept comes easily when you've nearly lost it

2nd Dec 201524th Mar 2023 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

There's no dignity in IBD

1st Dec 201524th Mar 2023 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

My Ulcerative Colitis diagnosis

10th Oct 2015 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

ITV | Pride of Britain East Midlands Nominees – Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

28th Sep 2015 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

I met Ron FUCKING Weasley!!

27th Sep 20153rd Feb 2026 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Pride of Britain: Meet the finalists competing to be crowned ITV Fundraiser of the Year

17th Sep 2015 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

WINNER of the 'Young Person in Business Award'

11th Sep 201524th Mar 2023 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

WINNER of ITV's Pride of Britain 'Fundraiser Award' – East Midlands

5th Sep 201524th Mar 2023 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

When the walls close in

14th Jul 201524th Mar 2023 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

The frustrations that come with chronic illness

18th May 20153rd Feb 2026 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Has having IBD changed your eating habits?

17th May 20153rd Feb 2026 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Has your outlook on life /priorities changed since being diagnosed with IBD?

16th May 20153rd Feb 2026 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Has IBD made it difficult in terms of dating or sustaining your relationship?

15th May 20153rd Feb 2026 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Do you feel you get enough support from your healthcare team?

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Why would she post that?!! 😳 A diagnosis changes so much more than just your medical records. It often shifts your entire identity, and it is completely valid to mourn the life you thought you would have. It's #EndometriosisAwarenessMonth, and I'm talking about the frustrating diagnostic loop that so many of us find ourselves stuck in. When you live with #ChronicPain in the pelvic or abdominal area, getting a clear diagnosis often feels like a game of ping-pong between specialists. A memory popped into my head yesterday, that made me feel really icky. My #ADHD diagnosis was one week today, and while I’ve spent that time processing, a few things are starting to click into place. It’s a big piece of the puzzle. For a long time, #ChronicPain and #PTSD have been viewed as two VERY separate battles, but some recent research confirms a deep link. My latest blog post, The PTSD and pain link: What the research says, explores how medical trauma from emergency surgeries, hospital stays, or not being believed actually changes our nervous system - link in bio. Since finishing my #reiki training last month, I’ve been following my morning yoga practice with a "strengthening my light" meditation and some mini self-reiki. It’s been a lovely addition to the routine, but it turns out I was much more tired than I realised this morning. 😂 Yikes! 🙈 Spring must be on its way because I was out of the house today, without a hat! ☀️ The increase in people diagnosed with #ADHD in recent years made it impossible not to learn about it, just "in passing". Plus, some people around me have a keen interest in neurodivergence, too. It's not a rabbit hole I went down, but the more second-hand thing's I've learnt, the more I began to wonder whether it could be me. Then I wondered whether everyone thinks that about themselves? If you've ever looked at a restaurant menu and felt like you were staring at a list of potential landmines, you aren't being "difficult". I'm sharing how new research validates the food fear so many of us in the #IBD community live with for #EatingDisordersAwarenessWeek. SOME surgeries can impact fertility, but finding the facts and figures for your specific surgery can be difficult 🤯
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