A Little Bit of Me... Into the world of Steemians I dive!
Hello you awesome Steemians!
My name is Erin, I am 36 years old and have been living with an ileostomy since I was 26.
Whats an ileostomy you may ask?
Well basically its where they took my insides out and now I go to the bathroom slightly differently to the norm. Very long story short I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis (UC) in 2006, by the end of 2009 I had endured twelve surgeries, four stomas, fistulas, a j-pouch and am now the proud owner of my very own barbie butt. Click HERE for more information on what an #ostomy or a stoma is.
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2017 has been the year of acceptance for me, recently having my ten year Stomaversary, yay me!
With acceptance came my ability to share my story and through that help others feel less isolated and give them the hope that anything is possible and that having an ostomy is not a sentence worse than death as I have heard it quote, it is only the beginning of a life that I would not have otherwise had if not for the marvels of #medical science.
I have had some success since starting my #blog recently winning 'Rookie of the Year' in this years WEGO Health Awards, travelling to America to meet other patient #health advocates from around the world. Feel free to check out my BLOG InsideOut Ostomy Life.
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So what brings me to Steemit?
My husband @shai-hulud had been talking about crypto currency for a few years now but not activity doing anything, last month this changed, we bit the bullet and invested, with investment comes research and with that research we found Steemit.
Although I still post to other social media platforms, I now find myself turning away from scrolling through their feeds as I would rather spend my time being a part of something bigger that in the end can turn into a potential residual income source, as honestly who really still wants to be working at 75?
Now for some fun facts about me:
I'm married to this amazing man here.
My husband and I love Stargate so much we wrote it into our wedding vows and now have same same but different tattoos combining our favorite things 🐍
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We have a lowered dog called Pia, she is a Dachshund and is now 15 years old, I'm sure she has spent a few of those in the toilet with her mum 🐶
My husband and I are #gym enthusiasts. We started training at the gym together about two years ago and haven't stopped we train four to six days a week, its a great way to release stress. Yes I am a bit of a #stress head.
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I love turtles and once spent a winter on a research expedition travelling through outback WA studying fresh water turtles 🐢
I have 80 parachute jumps under my belt and used to ride my motorcycle to the drop zone every weekend 🏍
I love to #travel, we recently got back from the US but regularly travel to South East Asia and got married in Koh Samui #Thailand.
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Last but by no means least what can I bring to #Steemit?
That is a very good question, one I have asked myself a few times since joining and also the reason its taken me a week to write this #introduceyourself post as I still don't have the answer. I guess all I can do is be me and hope that adds value to this community.
Enjoy your day where ever you are and what ever you are doing xx
VERIFICATION
Yes this is me, I am who I say I am and these are one of my famous mouth open shots, you will get to know these well.
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This is also me, only difference is this was taken by a professional photographer as part of a glamour shoot about 6 months ago, feel free to check out the other images and my associated thoughts HERE.
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Thank you so much @ocd & @anomadsoul for taking the time to read my #my2017 and #introduceyourself posts. I was super excited to stumble across your contest and have enjoyed the posts I have read to date and look forward to next week subject.
I'd love the opportunity to use @ocd's tag #ocd-resteem and will use it on future posts. Have a great night or day. Depending on your time zone.
its nice to meet you. What a great introduction
Thank you its an exciting place to be and an awesome community to be part of.
Welcome aboard! Create and share is about all we can do, find like minded people and follow them. Thanks for your welcome in my post btw :)
Thank you and you very welcome. One dog lover to another. Enjoy your day or night what ever your time zone ☺
Welcome to Steemit Erin!
A very open account to start here, thanks for sharing and best of luck!
Thank you there is no use in not being me :-)
Very true :D
I hope you settle in well and continue!
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Wow Erin! I love your strong and personal post. Beautiful, keep on going like this.
Thank you @feestvreugde. I tried to show a little of me. I appreciate your feedback. I see you are also new. I love your verification picture. I'll checkout full blog now. Good luck
We’re both newbies @Steemit. Let’s rock it! 😁
Welcome, I'm happy that you're bringing acceptance to people with stoma. There's absolutely no shame in it. You're a stomodel :)
You and your husband have interesting blogs, looking forward to read more from both of you! @insideoutlet @shai-hulud
Haha a stomodel i like it! Ill check out your page too. Have a great day!
Hi, insideoutlet ,nice to read about you, i am SanjeevPal from India,am also new on steemit and welcome you to steemit.i have followed you. so you can
also follow me.
Best of luck! @sanjeevpal
Thanks for taking the time to read my post @sanjeevpal and following me, I hope you enjoy my future posts and also find your way around :-)
Nice to see you....@insideoutlet
Well, obviously, this comment is way overdue--but then I wasn't even here in 2017.
This is the most inspiring "be yourself" post I've ever read. I'm glad I was roaming around ASAPERs Discord when I stumbled on this. It's 1:36 am and my husband just came home from a card game so I'm wide awake.
It's not always easy to "be yourself". Since I've been on Steemit I've felt a little out of place because I'm 71 years old. How's that? Not only that, I'm a lifelong nerd--not even a computer geek. Just an uncool nerd. I love to read. I'm not much of a social bug and I really get carried away by ideas. So there you have it. I'm myself now because you had the courage to be yourself. Thanks. That's really liberating.
Nice to meet you and get to know your wonderful, growing family.
71 wow, that is no small feat and to be savvy enough to Steemit effectively is awesome.
Thank you for the kind words, I have lost a little of me over the last year, still trying to get back there. Day by day it gets a little easier as I take control of those things I can.
Keep rocking Steemit and I look forward rk seeing you around. Side note: Your articles are always so well researched. Well done on that. Xx
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Wow, this is awesome insight @insideoutlet. What an impressive woman you are! Way to be a role model and advocate healthy body image. I can't wait to hear more of what you have to say!
Thank you so much @amyinautumn. I appreciate you saying so. Have a great day!
welcome to steemit world . Always Remember 5 points..
1)Never copy paste content from any where ..
2)It can take some time but if you work hard , God will definitely give you success..
3)Never abuse anyone or post haterade content on steemit..
4)Daily post will increase your REPUTATION SCORE (number by the side of your name)
Reputation score is mainly based on upvotes and comments .
No matter what you post ,if it gets upvotes and comments then reputation score will increase
Don't let anyone flag you or downvote you..
5)Your first post should be your introduction..
You can follow me @be4u
Thank you for the tips. I appreciate them. 😁