I'm scheduled for surgery later this month that will leave me with a permanent colostomy. I'd like to meet someone in Portland who would be willing to help me get started. I'm 49 and very active, so someone who likes to exercise and travel would be a great fit. I admire all of you who are handling this with such grace and helping each other in this forum. Honestly, I'm not sure I can go through with it, but I'm pretty sure I can't do it alone.
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Past Member
Jul 25, 2013 8:14 am
moonperro
Jul 25, 2013 11:01 pm
Hello,
I am not sure I am the mentor you are looking for, but I am a person you can talk to. I don't live in Portland but am moving there within the next couple of months. I just sold my place and will be up there this weekend looking earnestly for a place to buy. I had a colostomy in January 2012, so I am fairly new to it, but I think I have adjusted well to the change. I can tell you about my experience with figuring out how to deal with it. I do exercise but not religiously, and I don't travel all that much except for a twice-yearly trip to Hawaii. I'm 64 and live in San Francisco now.
Terence
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Jul 26, 2013 2:12 am
Thank you, Moonperro. I'll watch for you online and hope that we can chat soon.
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