List of the most popular hashtags for theme #BAGSOUTFORSEVEN

That’s right ladies and gentlemen that’s what we call a stoma, his name on me is Kraptain America. Tonight was huge!!!! When he first joined my side, my son refused to let me touch him unless my bag was covered. He was scared of him. Tonight he asked to help me bag him up after my shower. He cleaned him, powdered him, sealed him, blow dried him.... if a five-year-old can get behind somebody being different how come society can’t. Here’s to you seven bridges! People and their differences are not the problem, society just needs to catch up a little bit and except what makes them uncomfortable. I am proud of my scars and my attachments that show how strong I can fight. So here I am..no make up and no bagged stoma. I am out for vulnerability... it took me a long time, but I like what I see. I see a warrior who has a terminal illness, a warrior of 34 surgeries, a warrior who will keep fighting, a warrior who decides when she is ready to give up......words and judgment are very little to this body. So.....bring it!#bagsoutforseven #sevenbridges #stoma #ostomy #terminalillness #stomaproud #fighter #scars #scarstoyourbeautiful #proudofme #myfightnotyours #yourjudgmentnotmine

My first pic with my bag out! When I got my ostomy I’ve been devastated, sad & angry. I’ve been convinced that life wasn’t worth living anymore. I hated anything about it: the permanent emptying, changing the supplies every other day, not being able to wear certain clothes, the way it looked, the way my abdomen looked due to all the surgeries, not being able to eat what I want, the permanent loss of fluids, the way it felt, the sounds... well really just anything! I felt all alone and didn’t know a single person that has been forced to live without their colon as well. Although I knew better I felt like I’m the only person alive carrying that burden. I didn’t feel like anyone understood that I’m heartbroken about all I lost. Honestly this has been the darkest place I’ve ever been to and I considered multiple times committing suicide. But my body wasn’t even strong enough to fulfill this wish! Eventually I came across an article about a girl with an ostomy modeling. I don’t remember how I found this article, a friend might have sent it to me. This article mentioned the girls instagram account and I looked it up. I started finding more and more people with my condition sharing their life on instagram. If you take a second and think about it, it’s really odd. An App designed to share the perfect side of your life so everyone else gets jealous suddenly turned into a platform for critically ill young people showing the world their struggles. I learned I’m not alone. I learned that the dreams of many other girls my age have been destroyed in the same way as mine and I learned that they developed new dreams. These people gave me courage and inspiration. Finally I felt a tiny spark of hope. Later on when I had reached a better psychological state I started sharing my story as well, just to add my part in this community. I never posted pictures of my ostomy though as I felt there were enough out there. But when I heard about Seven, a 10 year old boy who committed suicide after having been bullied because of his ostomy my heart sank and I realized there’s not enough. It makes me incredibly sad, more than words can express, and I just wish he had known this community!

A LOVE LETTER TO STAN: ⁣ ⁣ Most of my world doesn’t know you exist. A handful of closest friends know I have a medical device. Some know you have a name, but outside of my doctors, my parents, my sister and @missliss_g (brave bestie) no one has seen you. Up until a few weeks ago, you embarrassed me and I felt I needed to keep you a secret. And yet in the last 6 months you may be the most important relationship in my life. ⁣ ⁣ In October When I heard there was a possibility I may wake up with you, I had no idea what that entailed. I hadn’t swallowed anything other than a few sips of water in months. Every six hours I was slipping my hands into latex gloves and injecting myself with an IV full of antibiotics to kill the even bigger infection that ravaged my body. I thought, “an ostomy? If it means I can have pasta, I’ll take it”. I had a fever and my 4th fistula. ⁣ ⁣ But like many men, you were not always easy to be with . ⁣ ⁣ I was disgusted by you. I couldn’t change the bag for the first two weeks without crying. Six months to forever we would be together. I hated you and what you meant. Loss of freedom and normalcy. Being different. ⁣ ⁣ But as I write this the night before you leave me and go to stoma heaven, my gratitude is bubbling. You’ve allowed me to enjoy so much life I never thought possible. You’ve taught me compassion and self love in a way I didn’t know could exist. I’ve hiked, gone to concerts and birthday dinners. I’ve nourished some really special new relationships and let some go. I’ve titrated off powerful opioids,returned to work full time, taken 9 flights, and 5 train rides. You brought me awareness to chronic illness and pain and a community full of much braver souls than I who graciously shared their stoma relationships more publicly than I could. (@anxiousfornothing467 , @ostomydiaries , @mic_flare , @mollyollyostomy to name a few!) ⁣ ⁣ So thanks Stan. I hope you’re gone when I wake up tomorrow afternoon but if you’re not, I’m sure we will work it out. I love you. ⁣ ⁣ #ileostomy #ostomy #myhealthjourney #nocolonstillrollin #ittakesguts #bagsoutforseven

Sharing this in honor of the lil boy, Seven Bridges, who took his life at 10yrs old because his classmates bullied him about his lifesaving colostomy bag. I share my pic with the hope that others who struggle with their own body image, albeit, internal or external pressures will recognize and own their true strength! And that those without lifesaving medical devices will approach these topics with kindness and respect. I am grateful for my bag because it has helped to extend my life. photo credit: @underneath_we_are_women @amydfoto #restpeacefully #SevenBridges #sevenstrong #bagsoutforseven #ostomyawareness #ostomate #colostomy #colostomyadvocate #bodypositivity #bodypositive #breakthestigma #uoaa #ostomyinspo #fightcrc #colostomybagproud #rockout #withyourbagout #scars #scarsarebeautiful #spreadawareness #noth8 #nobullying

I felt called to share this story. I look like an absolute mess because I rolled out of bed and this story was the first thing I read.. I got so sick and could not stop crying after I read this story, but I don’t care how the video looks because justice for this sweet boy means more than anything. Young innocent children, teens, and adults of all ages have to stop losing their lives because of BULLYING. No human’s life should ever be so painful and unbearable that they feel the need to end it.. especially being only ten years old! These deaths are so preventable. It makes my blood boil. If you see someone being bullied STOP IT. SAY SOMETHING! Please. You could quite possibly be saving a life. Teach kindness. Spread kindness and love. Please teach your children or children around you the importance of kindness and the ramifications bullying has. This is a serious serious subject around the world and we need to all be talking about it. Rest In Peace sweet angel Seven Bridges.. I am so so sorry. #stopbullying #endbullying #antibullying #spreadlove #standuptobullying #warriorwednesday #bagsoutforseven #bagsoutforsevenbridges #zerotolerance #ostomyawareness #sevenstrong #suicideawareness #nobullying #spreadawareness

What keeps me motivated?! BULLYING! Heartbroken by the news that a 10 year old with an ostomy committed suicide this week due to severe bullying. #bagsoutforseven #speakout #ostomy #ostomyawareness #crohns #crohnsdisease #mentalhealth

#bagsoutforseven Last weekend another innocent child took their own life. I did not know him, but like many of my fellow Youth Rally counselors and campers Seven Bridges lived with a chronic congenital condition affecting his bowel system. Seven, although the youngest at only 10 years old, was the 8th child in his school district to suicide in this school year alone. Suicide rates in this country continue to climb as suicide remains the 2nd leading cause of death in those ages 10-34. As a mother, and as a human, I am equal parts heartbroken and terrified. #sevenstrong #ostomy #stopbullying #suicidepreventionhotline #zerosuicide #mentalhealthmatters #nocolonstillrollin #iAmResilient #invisibleillness #campforthat #YouthRally2019 #youarenotalone #chrohnsdisease #iAintAshamedOfNothingOnThisBody

Post-Orangetheory, post brunch, pre-club still going out and having fun, and if I want to wear a crop top (which is always!) I do! Today I got a question from another ostomate: what do you do when your ostomy makes noise, bc we can’t control it My answer: I’m pretty open about my ostomy so if I’m around friends they laugh because they know what’s going on, and if I’m at work I just effing stare my coworkers down like are you gonna say something bc if you do imma tell you something about having a piece of intestine coming out of your stomach so you betta not...they never do Rule of thumb: life’s too short to take anything too seriously have a happy Saturday lovies!

This hits way too close to home, and yet we felt it was too important not to share... Hartley turns ten this year, and we can’t begin to imagine what Seven’s family is going through. As parents who must have fought so hard just to keep their child alive losing their son in this tragic way seems incredibly unfair. We have always tried to be mindful about Hart’s mental health and self perception... which is why we are grateful for the way @sickkidstoronto and the #vs campaign has empowered him. We promise Seven that we will fight on in his memory, raising awareness and eroding stigma so that nothing like this ever happens again... #Repost @byrdvihlen ・・・ This is the hard news. The kind of news you want to stop reading after the headline & keep scrolling because it is so devastatingly heartbreaking. ———————————————————————— Seven Bridges was a 10-year-old boy who recently took his own life after being incessantly bullied at school for having a colostomy bag & bowel condition. ———————————————————————— Kids need to be educated about ostomies, and it starts by having educated parents/teachers/adults. Ostomies are life saving. This little boy had 26 surgeries in his life just to survive. Imagine that for a second. Imagine your child needing 26 surgeries by the age of 10. Parents, we must raise our children to be: accepting, loving, & courageous enough to stand up for others who are being bullied. ———————————————————————— #Ostomates are banding together & posting their photos #bagsoutforseven. This is a community that I am damn proud to be a part of.———————————————————————— I’m so sorry that the world was cruel to you Seven. You deserved to be seen, loved, & celebrated for the brave little warrior that you were—every minute of every day. ———————————————————————— #chefswithhart #intestinalfailure #sickkidsvs #spoonie #shortgut #chronicillness #chronicpain #nocolonstillrollin #ostomybag #ostomylife