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OPINION
Five things I’ve learned from five years with a j-pouch
By Rasheed Clarke
Feb 11, 2019
CULTURE
This amazing 14-year-old raised over $37K for SickKids Foundation — and he’s not done yet
By Andrea Cross
Nov 20, 2018
CULTURE
After 52 surgeries, Kaitlyn O’Brien is on a mission to give back to the place she calls her second home
By OC Editors
Jul 2, 2019
CULTURE
Dr. Vivian Huang's personal experience with UC is helping women with IBD conceive
By Andrea Cross
Oct 12, 2018
CULTURE
People around the world with ostomies were angry at Canada for this proposed health warning.
By Emma Chapple
Nov 29, 2018
CULTURE
Trish Massart is living her best life by helping other ostomates live theirs
By Andrea Cross
Jul 16, 2018
CULTURE
Eric Polsinelli is proof that life with an ostomy need not be an encumbered one
By Rasheed Clarke
Jun 29, 2018
CULTURE
Paul Riome shares the story about his Grandma Mabel's ostomy surgery in 1938
By Paul Riome
Jun 10, 2018
CULTURE
Emma Chapple is using humour to cope with the physical and mental adversity that IBD can bring.
By Rasheed Clarke
May 14, 2018
LIFESTYLE
Lessons from my fourth year living with a pelvic pouch.
By Rasheed Clarke
Feb 11, 2019
OPINION
Some thoughts on CBC's story that ran with the headline, “I’ll never be normal now.”
By Emma Chapple
May 17, 2018
OPINION
Why I am celebrating my 3rd anniversary having a j-pouch
By Rasheed Clarke
Feb 11, 2017
OPINION
After 16 years with Crohn’s disease, Natalie Ornstein "had the best three months of my life with an ostomy"
By OC Editors
Mar 12, 2019
OPINION
Answers to 10 questions I’ve been asked about living with an ileostomy
By Stacey Willins
Nov 27, 2016
CULTURE
What a typical day looks like in the life of a vegan ostomate
By OC Editors
Nov 20, 2016
LIFESTYLE
What I learned during my first two months living with an ileostomy.
By Vicki Thomas
Aug 21, 2018
INSPIRATION
TRY EVERYTHING: I started cyclocross racing two months after ostomy surgery
By Vicki Thomas
Oct 21, 2016
INSPIRATION
If 13-year-old Jessica could be here now, she wouldn’t believe it was happening
By Jessica Grossman
Sep 15, 2016
OPINION
My Name Is Emma, And I Don’t Have A Butthole
By Emma Chapple
Aug 15, 2016
OPINION
Why I chose to take back control of my life and have my colon removed.
By Stacey Willins
Aug 21, 2018
LIFESTYLE
Lessons learned from living with a J-pouch for the past two years
By Rasheed Clarke
Mar 13, 2019
OPINION
The C-word: Why surgery does not cure ulcerative colitis
By Rasheed Clarke
Mar 12, 2019
OPINION
Why I Don’t Want To Be An Inspiration
By Ricky Tsang
Dec 4, 2015
OPINION
The challenge of living with chronic illness shaped me into the person I am today
By Matthew Newman
Dec 1, 2015
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