HAPPY NEW YEAR

Well, HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone. I can't believe it's time for the old year to pop out and the new one to pop in. I pray everyone that goes out gets back home safe, sound, and none the worse for wear. I for one shall be watching the goings-on through the telly. I do so want to see the ball go down at midnight, but sometimes the eyelids snap shut before I get to see what I want to see. It seems the holidays came and went so fast this year. I'm not quite sure, but I think as I get older, the time goes faster. At least it's been that way since I retired. This last October, it is 16 years now that I've had the old ostomy. A lot of information, problems, and people have come and gone in that time frame. I've been so very fortunate to have met the wonderful folks that helped me over the hump after the surgery. They have the patience of Job, as I was surely a hard person to cope with. You know the old self-pity party sort of thing. I must confess, I still do that once in a while, the why me sort of thing. Sometimes my bag doesn't want to stay put; it comes off at the most inopportune time. So then I decide to have the poor, poor pitiful pearl party. It doesn't last long, though.
I am lucky to only have 2 occlusions, with a lengthy hospital stay. Thank goodness they were far enough apart. I try to not eat anything that will give me grief, but once in a while, like the holidays, I will indeed do the bad thing and eat something I'm not supposed to. Then I get scared and wonder why I am so stupid.

Well, again, HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE... Stay safe....

jetta1