I remember the first time I was able to get out of bed after having the colostomy bag. I looked in the mirror and was mortified, actually terrified. It felt like a scene from a horror movie. I had been cut open (they couldn’t remove all the diseased bowel without…

When I was 18 years old, I attended the University of Canberra. I had completed years 11 and 12 at a boarding school, and I was incredibly excited to start my university journey. I pursued a degree in Marketing and lived on campus during my first year. It was a…

In 2011, my sister and I (Amie) participated as contestants on The Block. It was the show’s fourth season, but it marked the beginning of the popular 7 o’BLOCK craze, where contestants didn’t have to go to work during the day. Our season of The Block was the highest-rated TV…