Hi Don,
I went back and read your earlier posts. I'm Marsha, and I've had my ileostomy ( the old fahioned kind) since I was 15, and that was more than 5o years ago. I met my husband through the local ostomy association,a nd although we both had an ostomy, it didn't help keep our marriage together. Our two sons develope inflammatory bowel disease ( one with Crohn's the other with UC), so that put added stress on our family dynamics. "He" always had to be the sickest one..... But we stayed together for 24+ years, until I finally filed for divorced. We were divorced more than 20 years, and he recently died from all the complications that can occur after years of fighting off illness. ( Diabetes, Kidney disease, dialysis. etc).
It took me awhile, but I re started my life, dating some, but never really finding that one special guy. So I continued to work until I couldn't , developed really good friendships, and am active in my community. I didn't find this site until a few years ago, but have found it very interesting and very helpful.
so If you would like to chat....feel free to write. I'd love to hear from you...
BTW, I love to travel, and have done so extensively. Although I've been to Texas a few times, I never got to see as much as I would have liked to see in and around San Antone, Dallas & Huston....
Marsha