Self Image and the Ostomate
When I answered my phone a few years ago there was a familiar voice at the other end. I recognized the voice as the husband of a wonderful friend, Linda, with whom I knitted and had lunches, many years ago. I admit I was confused as to why he was calling me, but soon discovered […]
I know, what’s a nice girl like me doing discussing this topic, but believe me, it is a major issue. I am not referring to the common (albeit, miserable) IBS with constipation, or even slow motility issues (about which I truly could write a book!) I am referring to what our society at large is […]
Many ostomates tell me they feel isolated by their new anatomy, embarrassed and as if they are hiding something, and I assume anyone with a body issue may feel similarly. Society demands we look a certain way, and that deems anyone who is different must feel they do not “belong.” Couple that with the misunderstanding […]