Self Image and the Ostomate
If we ever felt like the world was an overwhelming and challenging place, it is now. Every day brings more and more awareness that what we once believed was true, is no longer; that the people who were to care for and protect us can no longer be depended upon to do so, and worst […]
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 […]
I love my Ostomy Support Groups for many reasons, not the least of which is learning from everyone. “Support” comes in several forms, including ways of managing our pouching systems. For those without an ostomy, the stoma is the “opening” the surgeon creates that allows waste (urine or stool) to exit the body into a […]