Bowel cancer, LARS syndrome and stoma with Amanda Strother

Bowel cancer, LARS syndrome and stoma with Amanda StrotherAmanda was diagnosed with bowel cancer at 31 years old. After a successful operation to remove the cancer she developed major LARS which meant that not only was she in pain, she also needed to use the toilet between 30 to 40 times a day.Eventually Amanda elected to undergo further surgery to have a colostomy bag and refers to this as the best decision she ever made. She has named her stoma Hope.In the conversation Amanda is brilliantly...

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The Sunflower Conversations are where we explore hidden disabilities through the prism of the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower.In a world where it can be hard to feel like your story matters, we want to give you a space to share your experience. Whether you or someone you care about wears the Sunflower lanyard, we hope that by giving voice to these experiences, we can empower others and encourage more people to support people with invisible disabilities.