National Inclusion Month - Rachael's Story

March will be the first-ever UK National Inclusion Month, so we wanted to give you the latest update on what is happening in Midcounties around the Diversity and Inclusion agenda and how you can get involved.

ENEI (Employees Network for Equality and Inclusion) is encouraging people to share their personal stories during March, #31stories that celebrate diversity and inclusion, our differences, what we have in common, valuing our life experiences and careers.

Our very own Rachael Kin, Personal Funeral Advisor from High Wycombe Funeralcare shared her inspirational story:

Hello, my name is Rachael Kin, I work as a Personal Funeral Advisor for The Midcounties Co-operative Funeralcare branch in Buckinghamshire.

My story begins in June 2017 when I was hospitalised with sepsis as a complication of ulcerative colitis, an autoimmune disease that causes ulcers in the lining of the large bowel.

I went from being an active healthy young person to losing my bowel and almost my life in the space of a few weeks.

At the age of 27, I had to accept my future with a permanent ileostomy, and I set out with a goal of sharing hope with others in life-changing situations.

The Midcounties Co-operative have adapted my working space and provided me with the support I needed during my return to work as well as making me feel just as valued while I was recovering in hospital.

See my video below...