Hi there , I posted about my computer having a splash of coffee recently and a Canadian man responded with wisdom . Can't find the post to ask directly but....


   I installed NordVpn while in California and I am now in Ireland .  Having  a delay ...

Hello everyone. 


I am still plodding on with my rhymes on 'kindness' for my (hopefully) upcoming 2022 book.


Every now and then I utilise this site for motivation to write yet another rhyme, so here is the latest of these, for which I thank you a...

In The Bronx many Moons ago there was a poster in the bathroom of the huge apt I shared with my two Brothers and often new arrivals , " just off the boat "  from our home town in Ireland . Sometimes there would be a knock on the door ...The Bronx ...

From Pillow Thoughts II


You can't skip chapters, that's not how life works. You have to read every line, meet every character.


You won't enjoy all of it. Hell, some chapters will make you cry for weeks.


You will read things you don't want to re...

Hi everyone😃❤ I was just curious what everyone's plans for turkey day were? Anybody doing any travel? (Be safe). I am just having a quiet (or should I say loud 😛) dinner with my family.  What is your fave thanksgiving day staple food? Mine is definitely the stuffing🤗. Momma makes it every year. The recipe has been passed down for years through my family. No stovetop for us (although...

(By Elena Barnabé)


"Grandma how do you deal with pain?"


"With your hands, dear. When you do it with your mind, the pain hardens even more."


“With your hands, grandma?"


"Yes, yes. Our hands are the antennas of our soul. When you move them by ...

Share a fun fact about where you live. 😊 I live in New Brunswick, Canada. New Brunswick is home to the Bay of Funday which has the highest tides in the world. 🌅

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Horoscopes Week of January 23, 2022

A WEB OF KINDNESS. (MAO)


The world-wide-web has sometimes cast
a nasty shadow in the past,
when trolls and bullies ply their trades
as they let rip with their tirades.


It’s sad to see this bad abuse
be used by some to thus traduce, (speak ill of som...

I stumbled upon a post on facebook today I had saw years ago....


It says "Starting Feb 1st until Valentine's Day, put a new heart on your childs door with a reason why you love them!"





I did this for my daughter years ago when she was in middle...

I just joined this community today.  I am 50 yrs young and have stage 4 cancer, started with colon progresseD to stomach.  I initially had a colostomy in 2018 but that was reversed after a year.  Due to more surgery, I had to have an iliostomy whi...

Working in an office means sharing a bathroom. Our office was spread out over multiple floors. The bathrooms were out on the stairwell, half a flight up or down, depending upon whether one was looking for MEN or WOMEN. One day I was in a stall. A ...

G'day Ostomates ( love that word. Makes me feel Australian)


Thought it would be a good idea to collectively create a list of silver linings for our ostomies. There are of course negatives about living with bags but there definitly are some up sid...

Hi Guys,   I always thought it odd that so many osotomates are from the UK.  Just from a percentage of the population sort of thing.  I noticed it on here first, when I look at the ladies pics....but I also noticed it recenlty on the "other" ostomy dating site.  I was looking at the "new members" pics and the majority of the gals are from the UK.  What am I missing about ostomies and Great Bri...

When Covid first started I thought it would be worse than what it has been. It has been bad and it's likely to be with us forever but controlled. I thought ( at first) is this the end of the world as we know it? I wondered what would happen if 50 % of the world died? I thought if I survived how would people like us manage if we couldn't get pouches/bags? Before I had time to think of an answer ...

I HAVE VOICES IN MY HEAD; DON’T YOU? No subject is verboten. The question is, how long do I listen to it before forcing myself to move on? It’s not always easy. For instance, standing in the grocery store check-out line, my eyes can’t help but notice the PayDay candy bars a foot away. GRAB ONE, says the voice. GO AHEAD, JUST ONE, YOU DESERVE IT. Here’s where it gets tricky. The countervailing voic...

I know some people who are very well educated  , full to the lip with common sense  and all round very nice people . One is Vegan and the other is almost Vegan .  


   They will  proudly  tell you they do not even own a TV  , not in an accusatory ...

Hello everyone.


In the past year or so, there have been a couple of posts about new surgical procedures which, if taken at face-value, seem to be 'just what the doctor ordered'. 


However, the hype has not yet matched up with clinical trial resul...

CROHN'S.



I find that rhyming verse is best

to help me get things off my chest.

So I might write some moans and groans

about the crap that’s known as Crohn's.



They tell me it’s abdominal

but I say it’s abominable.

Coping wit...

OK  ....


Our next contende is .


" Who is Amos Otis ."    . This mostly plays out in  a courtroom but has  the root of it's  theme  in the  last President's  world  of Reality  vs Fantasy .   I can't give away any hints , don't want to ruin it . ...

IN THE LATE SIXTIES, I joined an organization called ZPG, which stood for Zero Population Growth. It was founded by biologist Paul Ehrlich who wrote the best seller ‘The Population Bomb.’ Since 2002, it is known as Population Connection. Simply put, if two adults have two children, they have replaced themselves and have not added to population growth. Way back in the late 18th Century, an econo...

This weekend I will be at spa w/ girlfriend. I have my first massage scheduled in 7 years w/ colostomy. Was too shy before (at ripe old age of 64!) to go. No longer!Also I have access to anything in spa: sauna, steam, etc. (COVID safe).  I am looking for any advice etc. re these things. I seem to recall that sauna (old favorite of mine) isn't good for adherence of barrier. But I never have adh...

I had a funny thing happen the other day. I was just sitting on the couch and my  stoma let out a fart that would have scared any teenager! My spouse turned around as if in shock.... I thought it was hilarious!  I can't be offended from much anymore, but it is amazing to see others reactions!  

Has anyone ever wondered why this had to happen to them. I\'ve only had my ostomy siince February and I often think of what I could have done to avoid it. My life has been changed forever and I am learning to cope with it. I don\'t like it, but it...

Good morning! I am in NB (Atlantic time) and it is 6:00 am. Coffee! Yum 😋☕️ I think it is so cool to see all you folks from acroos the pond on now!  And then tonight (if I don't crash too early) I get to see all the folks from this side of the pond! 🥰🤗💞

Hi guys ,  I've had my HP Laptop for a few years now and I'm so careful with it . It has crossed the US and the Atlantic many , many times  safely .   I did a very stupid thing , I  bumped my coffee cup and some splashed on my keyboard .  I immedi...

A suggestion even if you don't like war movies . 


" The Thin Red Line "  is a movie to check out . It's about Guadalcanal , 2nd  World  War .  Half way through and it's impressive in it's depiction of the sheer horror and terror of war  . A  grea...

 


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BACK TO BAGS?


Since I had my stoma op.
my irrigation did not stop
for it’s been more convenient,
practical and expedient.

Irrigation’s been my thing,
because the life that it can bring
is vastly better than with bags
and all those toilet-finding sn...

Sooo…(as the teenagers as)...today marks the 50th anniversary of the release of one of the greatest rock n roll epics of all time, “Stairway to Heaven”. Never released as a single it was on the English super group Led Zeppelin’s fourth studio album, simply titled Led Zeppelin IV. If radio stations still exist in 50 years time (doubtful) one would hope they are still playing this iconic eight ...

Hi World.


 


Can anybody tell me if there is a company in the USA that markets a Stoma Irrigation pump? In Europe we have Bbraun, but I dont belive that they sell this product in the USA. Bad move on their part as the market must be huge. Are the...

I know everyone is walking their own path in life...but for me ... I felt this....this is by Emily Maroutian... 


In case nobody told you...
Don't invest in other people's opinion of you.


You can change yourself a hundred different ways
to get othe...

I just got my premium membership in Ostomates and I am starting my fourth year here. This transaction led me to reflect a bit on the value of this community to me personally.



I am sure many of you feel, as I do, that we are fortunate to hav...

Hello everyone.


I have just come across this rhyme that was written a while ago but I don't think  I shared it with you all at the time. These things don't really age so - 'better late than never'  as they say.


Best wishes


Bill


 


THANKS.


I t...

1)


Man goes into a watch maker, he unzipped his trousers & slapped his Cxxk on the table,


The lady behind the counter screamed out loud!


Thats not a watch you can't do things like that in here?


The man replied you are a watch mender aren't you...

I'm happy to say that my very long flight made it without running out of fuel ... Greenland didn't look too hospitable , all I could see was lots of snow . Got very bumpy for a while but not white knuckle bumpy .  I still find it a marvel of moder...

Merry Christmas 🎄 to all and to all a goodnight 😴 

So Henry had the Diva list for great singers of years gone by. So who would you have for your top five male solo singer's? Mine would go something like this. 1 George Michael, 2 Bob Marley, 3 Elvis,4 Ed Sheeran,5 Tom Jones. XX

KIND GESTURES 6. (Stoma nurses)


I feel it is now past the time,
that I should put my mind to rhyme
about the stoma-nurses who
helped me when they needed to.


I’ve been about for long enough,
to know much more about the stuff
that bothers ostomates, a...

Does it bother you when you are giving oral sex and the partially full colostomy bag is banging against


your face?

Simple enough question, right? I think as civilization progresses it’s expected that the masses would increase their intelligence as well…..only makes sense, right? But I think I’m concluding that while the smartest people continue to get smarter, the rest of the world is actually getting less smart. Here’s my case in point; Normally I try very hard to not be in public during normal times of t...

A day leak free?


fav internet radio station?


"Mi Soul" App, 3 station in one, Mi Soul,


Mi Groove & Mi House, you will be hooked


i promise!


night - large brandy & port with slice of lemon & block of ice!


medicinal.


sleep - an hour before mid...

If that's you.....here's what you do.  Head over to your nearest Walmart........even if you need nothing or have no intention of spending a cent.  Walk into the appropriate clothing section for you.....and stand behind a rack of clothes that's facing the checkout lanes.  And just watch.  If you do that for 10 or 15 minutes I guarantee you will leave the store feeling better about yourself.  I d...

I know this topic has been posted many times...but does anybody have any terrible dating stories about trying to date with a ostomy? I have read about the ones where people don't mind etc..but I feel like those are few any far between. I just wanna know that I am not alone in feeling like I will never meet anyone.  I had numerous hospitalizations over the years and have not dated due to my illn...

I am integrating myself back into society after a very long pause. I dont want to go back to the bank where I worked in a call center in a high stress dept. I'm curious what everyone does for work? I'm hoping for ideas :) Also any woman my age need a friend to chat with. I could use a chat buddy these days. It would be nice to chat with someone who understands the assignment. 

Hi friends,


I'm going into Boston tomorrow for a right lower lobectomy of my lung in order to remove cancer that had metastasized in hopes of getting off of the chemo I've been on for so long.


If any of you pray, I would love it if you say one f...

The Dogs Meeting   The dogs once held a meeting,They came from near and far,Some came by motorcycle,And some by motor car.They walked into the meeting hall,Before around they looked,Each had to take his asshole off,And hang it on a hook.Now when the meeting startedWith each mother, son and sire,A dirty little yellow dogJumped up and hollered ‘FIRE’!The dogs jumped up in panicAnd had no time t...

I’m sharing this post because I literally laughed till I cried. I’m thinking we all need a laugh these days. Read to the end to get the best laugh🤣 have fun!The Middle Wife' by an Anonymous 2nd grade teacher I've been teaching now for about fifteen years. I have two kids myself, but the best birth story I know is the one I saw in my own second grade classroom a few years back.When I was a ki...

Empty Nest





I never thought I would be a mom….
I was the middle child of 5… I was the wild child… I didn’t think I was made of ‘mom’ material…
But I was blessed with 2 beautiful children… they are 10 years apart … my belief is if a child
chooses ...

Hi Guys, Well........here's one to brighten your day! A little background first.....being a short-gutter I change my barrier every other day, in the morning when I get up. I have a ritual to do this, as timing is everything in my world. I stop eating about 1:30am, then re-hydrate from 2:30 to 3:30am, then hit the sack around 4:30am. Then it's up at 7:15 or so, and on with my day. Because I’m b...