i decided to do it this way, because everyday another person joins MAO. We all had different problems for coming here, I would like to call it the green mile. Here all of us have ostomys, there’s plenty of knowledge . Where one can’t help with knowledge another can!!
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Hi Deb,
As you can see, the outpouring of love and support from this website will help you to find the strength to lift yourself up and out of your current emotional situation. I am lucky to have my husband by my side through all of this, so I will not even pretend to know how you feel and what you're going through alone. I do know that I have great friends on this site and in my life that have been by my side, and hopefully you have many by your side as well. You do have a lot of new friends here. Please feel free to talk through anything that is on your mind. We all go through a confidence deficit when we go through an ostomy surgery. Our body has been marred and your mind feels that way sometimes too. It is tough to move on, but you will. You will be stronger once you realize that you are still the beautiful woman you were prior to your surgery. Hopefully, you can reach out to a local support group and find some additional friends in your same situation. It always helps to have a sounding board wherever you find it!
Puppyluv
Hello Angelicamarie.
It seems like a good idea to welcome people collectively and I would certainly echo your remarks. However, I feel that it is still important to make sure people feel welcomed on a personal, one to one basis, as this is the essence of the sort of support that this site has to offer. I also agree with Xnine in encouraging new people to join in and look around the various sections of the site to see what interests them most. Personally, I do like browsing people's profiles to get a feel of who I am talking to and I get a lot of information from the 'collections' section.
Best wishes to you all.
Bill
