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Accepting Change Rachel Hayward. First Thoughts 1. I’m alive! 2. Will I ever have sex again?!

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1 Accepting Change Rachel Hayward

2 First Thoughts 1. I’m alive! 2. Will I ever have sex again?!

3 How did I get there? Lifetime of denial Hiding my condition Shame and embarrassment Not wanting to be “different” Refusal to “give in” at any cost Not letting colitis get the better of me

4 Leaving Hospital On my 33 rd Birthday Minus a… ColonApartment Business Boyfriend

5 What happened next? Liberation Physical Psychological Living my Life Being like every other 30 something, but… Difficult Choices Internal pouch surgery Liver transplant


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