In November 2021, 29-year-old Holly Fleet was in an emergency ward, undergoing surgery to remove her colon. Just over a year later, she is pregnant with her first baby. Fleet, aka Stomababe, was ...

I have had a stoma for just over a month now. I’m not sure if my brain has processed my new body yet. When I look in the mirror with the bag on I have to say to myself, ‘this is part of my body now’.

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