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The Stoma SwimmerEpisodes

    7: Bila Siri, Bila Aibu (No Secrets, No Shame)

    Gill visits Kenya to see the women who inspired her English Channel swim.

    6: Seins Sur Le Sable

    Her planned channel attempt cancelled, Gill gets a call that could change everything.

    5: Have you ever thought about swimming the channel?

    Gill is challenged to swim the Channel, gets a place and starts two years of training.

    4: No more shame

    Gill finds her voice and starts campaigning to raise awareness of birth injury.

    3: Learning to love Colin

    Gill gets stronger and starts exploring exactly what is possible with a stoma.

    2: Alone with a new baby and a colostomy

    Gill finds herself 150 miles away from her family and friends in Northumberland.

    1: Irreparable

    Can Gill Castle make history as she campaigns to end the silence around birth injuries?