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The Stoma Swimmer

Will Gill be the first person with a stoma to complete a solo swim across the Channel?

Radio Newcastle,7 episodes

Episodes

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1: Irreparable
Can Gill Castle make history as she campaigns to end the silence around birth injuries?
14 Aug 2023,9 mins,
2: Alone with a new baby and a colostomy
Gill finds herself 150 miles away from her family and friends in Northumberland.
14 Aug 2023,8 mins
3: Learning to love Colin
Gill gets stronger and starts exploring exactly what is possible with a stoma.
14 Aug 2023,8 mins
4: No more shame
Gill finds her voice and starts campaigning to raise awareness of birth injury.
14 Aug 2023,8 mins
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.
14 Aug 2023,11 mins
6: Seins Sur Le Sable
Her planned channel attempt cancelled, Gill gets a call that could change everything.
13 Sep 2023,11 mins
7: Bila Siri, Bila Aibu (No Secrets, No Shame)
Gill visits Kenya to see the women who inspired her English Channel swim.
19 Dec 2023,14 mins