Self Image and the Ostomate
Our Ostomy Support Group has become a wonderful source of comfort, education, and positivity over the years. We are cohesive and I am proud to say that I have personally spoken with, or had contact with, each and every member at one time or another. In our one-on-one establishing of rapport, we discuss everything on […]
We all want to be healthy for a myriad of reasons. Not the least of these is we do not want to be dependent upon the medical community. Truly, it is so frightening! Not only do we have to worry about what is causing us to feel poorly, but we have to navigate waters that […]
My initiation into the world of medical issues came upon me out of the blue in my early 40s and continued for decades. I was caught in the web of ER’s and OR’s for over 20 years between my first major small bowel obstruction and ileostomy. My stoma came as a huge relief, as well […]