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Derry man tackles stigma of living with a stoma

A Derry man is using social media to tackle the stigma of living with a stoma. Stephen Blakely tells North West Today that adapting to life with a stoma has been challenging.

A Derry man is using social media to tackle the stigma of living with a stoma. Stephen Blakely was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in 2022.
Stephen tells North West Today that adapting to life with a stoma has been challenging and he went into a 'hole' for a while. The 24-year-old now hopes his social media content will help others come to terms with life with a stoma.

28 minutes

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  • Thu 11 Jan 2024 08:30