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Name
Graeme K Whippy MBE
Title
Stoma Patient
Bio
Graeme is 61 and currently lives in North West Essex with his wife of 36 years and little Jack Russell dog. He has 4 adult children who have now all left home.
He inherited Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) from his father and has been under the care of St Mark’s Hospital since the early 90’s. He had total colectomy and ileorectal anastomosis in 1992, followed by an ileostomy, proctectomy and abdominal wall reconstruction in 2021.
Graeme’s stoma was reformed in 2022 to address a subcutaneous prolapse and issues arising from this. The operation to reform his stoma was successful, but he then experienced a challenging time over a 3-month period post-op due to an infected seroma and severe prolapsing. These issues were treated or otherwise resolved themselves, and he now lives happily with his stoma.
Professionally, Graeme has been working in the field of accessibility and disability for about 20 years, the prior 20 years to that he worked in IT. He is now a self-employed consultant who specialises in helping employers be inclusive for disabled people. He was awarded an MBE in 2016 for his serves to people with dementia and disabilities. When not working, Graeme enjoys woodwork (in particular whittling), learning to read music and play the piano, and astrophotography.
He inherited Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) from his father and has been under the care of St Mark’s Hospital since the early 90’s. He had total colectomy and ileorectal anastomosis in 1992, followed by an ileostomy, proctectomy and abdominal wall reconstruction in 2021.
Graeme’s stoma was reformed in 2022 to address a subcutaneous prolapse and issues arising from this. The operation to reform his stoma was successful, but he then experienced a challenging time over a 3-month period post-op due to an infected seroma and severe prolapsing. These issues were treated or otherwise resolved themselves, and he now lives happily with his stoma.
Professionally, Graeme has been working in the field of accessibility and disability for about 20 years, the prior 20 years to that he worked in IT. He is now a self-employed consultant who specialises in helping employers be inclusive for disabled people. He was awarded an MBE in 2016 for his serves to people with dementia and disabilities. When not working, Graeme enjoys woodwork (in particular whittling), learning to read music and play the piano, and astrophotography.
