Lorraine, you said it better than I, when I had asked if he or his wife was changing his appliance.........the roles as you say can be difficult to separate and manage within a chronic illness and most certainly after this type of surgery.........I'm a real strong advocate of changing one's own appliance......PERIOD........that is of course if it's impossible, due to other circumstances, but the "I can't look at it" is not one of them... I know in time we all get there, but the sooner one can change his or her own appliance, healing begins on many levels..........I liked your words...You were right on.........Michael
And Catters, I'm still wondering if you or the misses is changing your pouch? If you don't mind me asking.
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