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Are You Normal?

October 30, 2014by lucychapmanprints Leave a comment

Do you remember when you were a teenager, the absolute last thing you wanted to be was normal? Normal was not cool. Everyone wanted to be unique and different (or exactly […]

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Autoimmune Disease, Disability, Fertility, Psychological, Ulcerative Colitis

You’re ill because you don’t love yourself enough & other stories

February 14, 2014by lucychapmanprints 6 Comments

I haven’t written a blog post in a while, but every so often I read something about autoimmune diseases that will make my blood boil and drive me to rattle […]

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Autoimmune Disease, Disability, Fertility, Practicalities, Psychological, Surgery, Ulcerative Colitis

Bad Science: Getting Some Perspective from Ben Goldacre

September 10, 2013by lucychapmanprints Leave a comment

Ben Goldacre & Bad Science Anyone who has a problem with their health has probably searched for a ‘cure’ at some point during their illness. Over the years I have […]

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Dehydration, Diet, Disability, Practicalities, Psychological, Ulcerative Colitis

Join My Club: The Society for Existential Angst

August 27, 2013by lucychapmanprints 4 Comments

Rethinking my world view after serious illness. Two years after I embarked on a series of operations and treatments at Guy’s & St Thomas’ hospital, Guy’s offered me a counselling […]

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Disability, J-Pouch, Pain Management, Practicalities, Psychological, Surgery, Ulcerative Colitis

Rudimental’s ‘Waiting All Night’ Video: A Positive Disability Story

August 16, 2013by lucychapmanprints Leave a comment

This is old news really – this track has already been number 1 in the UK charts. But I only recently sat down and watched the Rudimental ‘Waiting All Night’ video all […]

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Disability, Practicalities, Psychological

Poo Pride! The Alternative Bristol Stool Chart

August 8, 2013by lucychapmanprints 1 Comment

Originally posted on Sectioned:
Alternative Bristol stool form chart from rewarm.co.uk . On Thursday 1st August at 8pm, the #PooPride tweet chat with We Nurses took place – woo hoo!…

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Disability, Practicalities, Ulcerative Colitis

Be Your Own Art Therapist

July 11, 2013by lucychapmanprints Leave a comment

Following my post about the amazing Matilda Tristram’s Colonomic, I thought I would blog about picking up your pen, squegee or paintbrush and working through your ‘stuff’ via the medium of […]

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Practicalities, Psychological

Colonomic by Matilda Tristram

June 17, 2013by lucychapmanprints 3 Comments

I am really interested in how people deal with illness. For me, it is natural to try and process life experiences through drawing. It was for this reason that I was initially err.. […]

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Practicalities, Psychological

Pain

June 10, 2013by lucychapmanprints 4 Comments

A few weeks ago my husband complained to me about his blisters. He said they were ‘agony‘…  He probably should have known better than to say this to me, because rather than offering […]

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J-Pouch, Pain Management, Psychological, Stoma, Surgery, Ulcerative Colitis

Fattoria la Vialla

June 9, 2013by lucychapmanprints Leave a comment

Fattoria la Vialla is an Italian, family run, organic farm. It produces wine, olive oil, pasta, sauces and sweets…. some of it is gluten free and the wines are all […]

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Diet, J-Pouch, Practicalities, Ulcerative Colitis

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