This Life-Changing Lego Character Has Sparked a Groundswell of Emotion - But Why?

Louise Thompson has made headlines in recent weeks by sharing her courageous personal story and this time she’s doing so by highlighting a significant step forward in inclusivity. A brand new Lego character featuring a stoma bag has gone viral and it’s sending out an incredibly powerful message that says it’s okay to be different. For many of us this piece of news might perhaps go unnoticed - that is unless we ourselves have been personally affected by this chronic and often cruel condition. Louise Thompson, known for her unwavering unflinching honesty concerning her ongoing health battles, responded positively towards the Lego company’s groundbreaking announcement. She immediately posted about this revolutionary development on her social media platform stating that she felt the company’s creation of this Lego figure bode incredibly well for chronic sufferers worldwide.

Her courage in sharing her own health issues stems from her ongoing struggles with ulcerative colitis - an often debilitating and commonly misunderstood condition that results in years of untold pain emotional struggle for affected patients. It affects a large part of the global community but many afflicted sufferers often prefer not to discuss it openly resulting in them often feeling isolated feeling stuck in vicious cycles of fear anxiety. Therefore seeing a prominent brand such as Lego focusing on their struggle inspires some much-needed strength solidarity with those patients - it essentially gives patients like Louise Thompson courage. The reality remains - for all warriors who have unrelentingly battled this aggressive cruel health condition for extended periods even those eventually lucky enough to receive life-altering stomas their journeys toward finally uncovering and embracing their new reality is always paved with immense challenges along with inexplicable sadness but even this new Lego figure suggests an opening of previously locked understanding embracing doors. While obviously proud of what the introduction of this Lego figure represents this still also results often in some unearthing of bitter-sweet reminders. Understandably then such groundbreaking positive change and openly shown inclusiveness from companies is exactly what such incredibly brave chronic warriors need - to learn they are not alone and every courageous chronic patient is also deserving of the same degree of compassion - they are human beings who continue living valiant lives - who ultimately all seek to be perfectly okay.

As a society we are too quick to judge oftentimes and maybe consider this LEGO’s daring business risk. In all there is little doubt that over this past month this simple strong health-positive move by the Danish company has shown unbelievable potential to not only change lives but that such powerful iconic characters actually encourage their continued support.