AT A STROKE 2

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Bill
Aug 01, 2022 7:22 am
Hello fellow ostomates.


Recently, I agreed to write a few rhymes for my wife's weekly 'stroke-group' and it occurred to me that anyone with a stoma would be so much worse off if they were to suffer a stroke and be left with the typical after-effects of : 


1) Having one hand/arm useless 


2) Having one leg dysfunctional 


3) Having cognitive impairment 


4) Having speech impediment  ( 0aphasia)



The rhyme (below) tries to envisage what it might be like to be struck down with a stroke and be left with the after effects, if the sufferer was also an ostomate.


Best wishes


Bill



AT A STROKE (2).
 


It should be said I have no bum


so all waste food comes from my tum,


through what is called a ‘stoma’ hole, 


which helps me try to keep control.



There’re many things I need to do 


to manage what is wayward poo,


I need my hands and arms for this 


if I am not to come amiss.



I also need a functioning brain 


to make sure poo and pee will drain 


from my stoma to the loo


without a mess from wayward poo.



In days gone by my legs were good


so, I had little doubt I could


get to the toilet in good time 


to manage all that grime and slime.



But, at a stroke, my life would change,


my mind and body became strange


and would not work the way it had 


which made my life both sad and bad. 



At a stroke, I found I landed


in a world where single-handed


seemed simply to be not enough  


to manage all my stoma stuff.



On top of that, I could not think


how I could manage not to stink 


when I could not get to the loo


to rid myself of wayward poo.



Having a stoma is no joke, 


yet there are those who, at a stroke


might find themselves in deeper shit


whilst trying hard to manage it.



Be Withers 2022

Justbreathe
Aug 01, 2022 10:32 am
My worst fear!