Permanent stoma. After having your whole voice box removed, you have a permanent stoma to breathe through. The hole is a different shape from a tracheostomy. You might hear this called a laryngectomy ...

A stoma is an opening made in the skin in front of your neck to allow you to breathe. The opening is made at the base of your neck. Air goes in and out of your windpipe (trachea) and lungs through ...

A woman is documenting her experiencing living with a stoma bag – including shopping for a wedding dress – because she wants to "normalise it and break the stigma".

Wearing a stoma doesn't stop him playing sports such as football and swimming. As Iain says: "I live a completely normal life and am not inhibited. Also as a Christian I have my faith in God." ...