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Hannah Marie Brankley
Life In My 30's
  • Crohn’s & Colitis Awareness Week
    2017 | Lifestyle | My IBD Journey

    Crohn’s & Colitis Awareness Week

    Hours 4 December 20172 November 2024

    From the 1st-7th December, it’s Crohn’s & Colitis Awareness Week. In February 2014 I was diagnosed with a form of Inflammatory Bowel Disease called Ulcerative…

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  • Elf On The Shelf in a box of baubles
    2017 | Christmas

    Elf On The Shelf Ideas #2

    Hours 1 December 20172 November 2024

    Last year, I introduced some Elf On The Shelf Ideas in version #1 and I’m back again with Elf On The Shelf Ideas #2. I…

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  • Pumpkin Carvings 2017
    2017 | Halloween

    Pumpkin Carvings 2017

    Hours 30 October 201720 August 2023

    The past couple of years I’ve done a few pumpkin carvings; Jack Skellington, The Cheshire Cat and last year did Mickey Mouse & Minnie Mouse….

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  • The Disney Tag
    2017 | Tag

    The Disney Tag

    Hours 25 September 201717 September 2023

    It’s no secret that I am a huge Disney fan, so it was a no-brainer that I would end up doing this tag! After doing…

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  • World IBD Day 2017
    2017 | Lifestyle | My IBD Journey

    World IBD Day 2017

    Hours 18 May 20172 November 2024

    Tomorrow, the 19th of May 2017, is World IBD Day. If you clicked on my blog post, I would guess you, a family member or…

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  • A Three Year Update
    2017 | Lifestyle | My IBD Journey

    A Three Year Update

    Hours 17 March 201712 April 2025

    Apologies, this three-year update should have been posted back in February. With my Ulcerative Colitis flaring, it’s been difficult to put everything into words. When…

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Picture is of myself. A white woman, with long brown hair, brown eyes and wearing a blue floral pattern dress.

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Today marks my 12th year recognising World IBD Day Today marks my 12th year recognising World IBD Day whilst living with IBD… but this year, I found myself asking a question I never thought I would.

Do I actually still have IBD?

After 3 surgeries, having everything from the ileum down removed and now living with a stoma, my Ulcerative Colitis is no longer active. There’s nowhere left for the disease to flare in the way it once did… so where does that leave me?

Am I someone who had IBD? Or am I still someone living with it?

In today’s blog post, I wanted to explore that question because IBD is so much more than just a bowel disease. Even without active disease, I still live with the effects it left behind.

A stoma gave me my quality of life back after years of immense pain and failed treatments, but it isn’t a cure. It’s a management route with its own ups and downs.

I’d love to know if anyone else with a stoma has ever questioned where they fit within the IBD community now 💜

Link: https://hannahmariebrankley.com/world-ibd-day-2026-do-i-still-have-ibd/

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Currently reading Heartless by Elsie Silver for Po Currently reading Heartless by Elsie Silver for Pokéthon Gym Day! 🤠📚

Day 199 of 365 Days of Prompts: Read a book set on an island

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Apologies, I've been catching up on a few days' wo Apologies, I've been catching up on a few days' worth of posts! Things are getting busy with the renovations starting, which means I've had to begin packing up my books 📦It has been so hard deciding which ones get to stay out!

Day 198 of 365 Days of Prompts: Read a book set in a lighthouse.

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I have to pack my books this weekend. 📦 I mean, th I have to pack my books this weekend. 📦 I mean, they're pretty much everywhere in stacks... but how do I choose what stays?!

Day 197 of 365 Days of Prompts: Read a book set on a train

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With The Works announcing a sprayed-edge sequel to With The Works announcing a sprayed-edge sequel to Darling Daffodils Farm, it's making me want to do a re-read... 👀

Day 196 of 365 Days of Prompts: Read a book set underground.

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