{"id":5386,"date":"2025-09-24T14:49:28","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T14:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/?page_id=5386"},"modified":"2025-09-24T15:41:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T15:41:47","slug":"my-journey","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/stoma-support-advice\/chemotherapy\/my-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"My journey"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"background-block relative overflow-hidden\" style=\"background-color: #f6f6f6\">\n        <div class=\"relative z-20\">\n        <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<div class=\"hero\">\n            \n    <div class=\"absolute w-full z-[39] pt-2\">\n        <div class=\"pt-2 container mx-auto relative breadcrumbs px-4 \">\n            <div class=\" flex items-center flex-wrap\">\n                <span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to Home.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\" class=\"home\" aria-current=\"page\"><span property=\"name\">Home<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/span>            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<div class=\"hero-slide glide__slide\">\n    <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-purple-600-color\">My journey<\/mark><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Hear from individuals just like you who have a stoma, have undergone chemotherapy and who each have a passion for sharing their experiences to help others.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1667\" 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   <div class=\"card-body\">\n                    <h4>I\u2019m still here \u2013 embracing change after colorectal cancer<\/h4>\n                <div class=\"flex-1\">\n                    <\/div>\n                    <a class=\"btn btn-gradient\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/blog\/im-still-here-embracing-change-after-colorectal-cancer\/\">\n                Read more            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"card mx-auto\">\n            <picture>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/mohammad-edit.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/mohammad-edit-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/mohammad-edit-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/mohammad-edit-150x100.png 150w, 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