Self Image and the Ostomate
From the moment I had my ileostomy in March 2014, I knew it would change my physical life, but I had no idea it would change the entire trajectory of my place in the world. I share this not because I have achieved something others cannot, but because I have achieved something everyone can. Never […]
In keeping with the statement that “any publicity is good publicity” I am taking a positive view of the article in the October 31st issue of People magazine. Matthew has had a terrible time with addiction issues, and frighteningly, almost lost his life when his intestine perforated from opioids. In a coma for two weeks, […]
It is probably difficult to imagine, both a culmination and a beginning, but last week we celebrated World Ostomy Day in some amazing ways. I can only speak for myself and those with whom I was involved, but my guess is that Ostomates all over the world had the opportunity to feel the change that […]