DECISIONS, DECISIONS, DECISIONS. Life is full of them, from the simple to the terribly consequential. They get you coming and going. Enter a pub and the bartender wants to know, “What’ll it be?” Leaving a grocery store, you’re asked, “Paper or plastic?” Then, when you die, your poor spouse is asked, “Do you want this simple pine box or this fancy mahogany one?” I presume that all of you, like me, ostomy patients all, had to sign on the bottom line, agreeing to submit to the surgery. It’s never-ending, ranging from easy stuff to head spinning posers that make you want to just flip the proverbial coin, or flip your lid, go “mental,” as it were. Choice is forced upon us from the cradle to the grave. At your wedding, the minister wants to know, “Do you take this person to be your lawfully wedded spouse?” He is saying, are you sure you want to do this? If the police take you into custody, the law requires them to give you your Miranda rights, e.g., you have the right to have an attorney present (are you sure that you want to talk to us?). Even the judge, whose job it is to make decisions, may have a little secret assistance on the bench that others can’t see: a little spinner that, when he surreptitiously spins it, will land on either YES or NO, SUSTAINED or OVERRULED. Some things may be accidental, but they are surrounded by the constant need to choose. It has been that way since time immemorial. “Choice,” said Aristotle, “not chance, determines your destiny.”
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A convex barrier may provide a more secure and predictable seal between your pouching system and your skin, which can help prevent stoma fluid leakage.
Learn about the different types of convex skin barriers and when to use them.
Learn about the different types of convex skin barriers and when to use them.