Hello
I have lived in the North East of England for a couple of years now and am wondering if anyone knows of any stoma groups in the north east/Newcastle Upon Tyne area? I am from Nottinghamshire originally and was involved in a couple of groups when I lived there and it was a great way of making new friends
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Just did a quick search. The nearest groups I can see online are in the Co Durham area. There are three groups around there; contact details are on Colostomy UK.
