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Hannah Marie Brankley
Life In My 30's
  • A Trip To The Hospital
    2014 | Lifestyle | My IBD Journey

    A Trip To The Hospital

    Hours 25 February 201423 August 2025

    Itโ€™s been a while since I last blogged, so hereโ€™s another update on all the IBD stuff thatโ€™s been happening. Recently, I had a trip…

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    2014 | Lifestyle | My IBD Journey

    I Have Something To Share…

    Hours 1 February 201410 March 2025

    It’s been a difficult time lately, and for a while, I’ve had something to share. Iโ€™ve written this post to explain why I haven’t written…

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    2013 | Lifestyle

    All About My Time At University

    Hours 25 September 201325 November 2024

    As you can tell from the title, this is going to be about my time at University and I have some tips, I hope will…

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    2013 | Lifestyle

    The Big Picture // A Crafting Activity

    Hours 4 August 20131 January 2025

    The Big Picture, a crafting activity, is something I think will be great for those with children, who babysit or are childminders. I also find…

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    2013 | Lifestyle | Tag

    Starting A New Journey // Fifty Facts About Me Tag

    Hours 5 July 201311 March 2025

    I’m starting a new online journey and awkward introductions are part and parcel of that. After seeing the Fifty Facts About Me tag floating around…

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After 3 surgeries, having everything from the ileum down removed and now living with a stoma, my Ulcerative Colitis is no longer active.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

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

In todayโ€™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 isnโ€™t a cure. Itโ€™s a management route with its own ups and downs.

Iโ€™d love to know if anyone else with a stoma has ever questioned where they fit within the IBD community now ๐Ÿ’œ

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

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Lovely meal out last night with loved ones to cele Lovely meal out last night with loved ones to celebrate my brother and Iโ€™s birthday at @casabiancausk ๐Ÿฅฐ

Highly recommend the spaghetti carbonara! ๐Ÿ˜‹

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From winter to spring ๐ŸŒธ #2026 #LifeRecently From winter to spring ๐ŸŒธ

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When you realise that two of the books on your Aug When you realise that two of the books on your August TBR both have a female lead named Marin! ๐Ÿ‘€

Day 218 of 365 Days of Prompts: Read a book with a mug on the cover.

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32 books read so far this month!โœจ Hopefully my rea 32 books read so far this month!โœจ Hopefully my reading wrap-up and reviews will be coming on Sunday!

Day 217 of 365 Days of Prompts: Read a book with an orange cover.

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There are so many exciting releases coming up, and There are so many exciting releases coming up, and narrowing them down to just 12 was not easy! 

August is looking like a fantastic month for new books, with so many tempting additions to my TBR. Especially my Kindle... I went a little overboard... ๐Ÿ˜…

Here are the August releases that are on my radar:
๐Ÿ“š Lost and Found by Tarah DeWitt
๐Ÿ“š The Unknown by Riley Sager
๐Ÿ“š Sea of Charms by Sarah Beth Durst
๐Ÿ“š (Mostly) Human Resources by Grace Viall
๐Ÿ“š The Matchmaker's Cottage by Kat Sloane
๐Ÿ“š Kiss Me Like You Mean It by Laura Wood
๐Ÿ“š You'll Be Sorry by Lisa Gardner
๐Ÿ“š Halloween Town by Joss Wood
๐Ÿ“š Fall Shook Up by Piper Sheldon
๐Ÿ“š If We Survive the Night by Jo Salazar
๐Ÿ“š Something About September by Julia McKay
๐Ÿ“š Bonfire & Bliss Bookstore by Brittanee Nicole

Which August release are you most excited for? ๐Ÿ‘€

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I did a thing... ๐Ÿ‘€ Day 216 of 365 Days of Prompts I did a thing... ๐Ÿ‘€

Day 216 of 365 Days of Prompts: Read a book set in the British countryside.

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