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Mali and Me

Sharing life as a business owner, chronic illness advocate and stoma blogger

Sharing life as a business owner,
chronic illness advocate and stoma blogger

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Welcome Readers,

MY NAME IS IMALI

I’m a proud Wife, Founder and Stoma owner, based in the South of the UK. This is my space on the internet to share snippets from my day-to-day life, along with things I’ve learnt along the way. My aim is to raise awareness for EDS, Ulcerative Colitis, Autism and Arthritis.

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Welcome Readers,

MY NAME IS IMALI

I’m a proud Wife, Founder and Stoma owner, based in the South of the UK. This is my space on the internet to share snippets from my day-to-day life, along with things I’ve learnt along the way. My aim is to raise awareness for EDS, Ulcerative Colitis, Autism and Arthritis.

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  • It's IBD awareness week and I wanted to share my experience for anyone who may be about to get a stoma or has recently had one. @crohnsandcolitisukText on the photos reads: Hi, I’m Imali and I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis when I was 22 years old...After many attempts to medicate me - my bowel perforated in March 2024, leaving me with sepsis. I ended up with 2 permanent bags!I spent 6 weeks in hospital and was critically unwell... I had to learn to do everything again, now with an abdominal wound and 2 new bags.Over the next year, I got to see the great side of having a stoma. Getting my independance back! I was no longer tied to the toilet or permanently fearful of having ‘accidents’.It’s been an adjustment and there’s always hiccups along the way, but as a whole I’m able to do so much more now. I still have my other chronic health issues, but the ulcerative colitis symptoms have become a lot easier to deal with.I can eat much more freely and enjoy travelling on adventures without stomach pain, and debilitating bleeding. It hasn’t been a ‘magic’ cure for my other issues. I still get symptoms of UC like chronic mouth ulcers, issues with my mucous fistula and arthritis, but it’s become so much more manageable.I’m able to work in a way that is flexible, go out with my friends, and do the things I love most of the time.I’ve even had the privilege of speaking for the Lilac Review!Nobody asks to get a chronic illness, but getting a stoma isn’t the end of the line, it’s the beginning of something new.Happy IBD awareness week 2025!Each image has Alt text.
    5 days ago
  • A Photodump from Wembley StadiumVD: Image 1: A white woman with brown hair, wearing a checked jacket and sitting in a wheelchair in front of a sign that says 'Wembley sparks fly'. Image 2: I am stood in front of a sign, that says 'so long, London' with a photo of Taylor Swift. Image 3: A white woman, with brown wavy hair, wearing a black top and smiling at the camera. Next to her is a white man, with brown hair, wearing a black top, smiling at the camera.
    1 week ago
  • The compulsory pumpkin spice latte photo - a bit late this year, but I assure you, many were consumed during the season 😂VD: A white woman with brown hair, wearing a green dungerees set. She is sitting in a Starbucks with a coffee cup. 🍂
    2 weeks ago
  • Throwback to meeting up with the one and only @sakaradee 🌻 We always have the best giggle.VD: A white woman with brown hair, sitting on a train, working on a laptop. The video then cuts to two white girls, standing giving each other a hug and dancing to Fearless by Taylor Swift.
    2 weeks ago
  • AD PR Taste-testing some Dole fruit pots that landed on my doorstep - the perfect little snack for when your having a chronic illness day and need to reach for something sweet. 🌞✨ Each pot is excellent source of vitamin C with no added sugar - I'm going to start keeping some of these in my hospital bag, as they are stoma-friendly for me, last a long time and don't need to be refrigerated.Thank you @dolesunshineukVD: Image 1: A white woman with brown wavy hair, wearing a shirt and glasses whilst smiling. She is holding a pack of fruit juice pots from Dole in a kitchen environment. Image 2: A white woman with brown wavy hair, wearing a shirt and glasses whilst smiling. She is holding a pack of fruit juice pots from Dole, along with an open pot and spoon. Image 3: A close-up view of a fruit pot and spoon, ready to go into a hospital bag.
    2 weeks ago
  • The Fate of Ophelia (disabled entrepreneur edition) ✨Call it what you want to… we call it iconic - dancing at Wembley Stadium on the day that @bethkumeholland won not one, but two awards!We absolutely did this on the first attempt… waiting for the call from @taylorswift any day now 💃🏻Video description: Two young white women, sitting in electric wheelchairs dancing to the Taylor Swift song ‘The Fate of Ophelia’. In the background is Wembley Stadium.
    3 weeks ago
  • Added a new line to our achievements: worked at Wembley Stadium with @inkfirelimited BASE Conference 2025 successfully wrapped!VD: Photo 1: Imali sitting with her back to an empty Wembley Stadium. She is smiling at the camera and wearing an Inkfire branded t-shirt. Photo 2: Imali, a white woman with brown hair and pink glasses, next to Gillian, a white woman with light brown hair and sunglasses. Both are smiling at the camera with Wembley in the background along with the display board. Photo 3: A close up of the display board, which has various logos for the sponsors of the conference, including BASE. |
    3 weeks ago

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