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BY ANY OTHER NAME? What do I call this thing I don without upsetting anyone?By any other name so sweetto catch digested food I eat. I used to call this thing a ‘bag’as on my belly it would sag to catch the awful smelly waste &rsquo...

Last Friday night I went to a benefit concert. The kid in the photo, Marlon Yasir, from Guatemala needs 2 more surgeries to be able to stregthen his legs. His dream is to run and play soccer. Made me think of the times in my life when I was bedr...

BEAUTY. Beauty comes in many formswith very few, if any norms.What may seem beautiful one day may change if viewed another way. Some see the human form as such but I don’t like them very much.Their surface beauty may seem strong but unde...

Hello All..   I recently heard a speech, about broken souls.   I thought about grocerie stores that put aside dented cans, ripped lables. the assuption is there no good.  Truly if you open that can and one open...

Hi there Ladies and Gents.....                                               Well I had a rather interesting couple of weeks just...

I had surgery on the 27 of June 2018. The surgery was performed by a rectum and colon doctor.  I was so grateful that I opened my eyes. However, on the 29th I was in a raging storm. I was in a conversation with my sister and went to speak b...

G'Morning All,  some of us are here for support.  There are so,many who chose not to use energy for battles. It is great to share. What you feel as an individual is your own feeling, this site is a place to share not attack.. All are ...

Here's to wish may stoma a happy 6th anniversary. On this date 6 years ago, I got my permanent stoma. Has been long and unforgiving 6 years but ever grateful to have survived cancer and still being alive. :)

We’ve read so many beautiful stories about folks and their pets. So often, the love that went missing or might have never been what was really needed from a spouse, a child, sibling or just a good friend was discovered in a pet. How does t...

Good Monday morning to you all I just wanted to share a wee piece of my good news with you all, yesterday, Sunday 24th June i went swimming to the local sports centre in frankston, my partner purchased one of those surf shirts and that was gr...

RESPECT people's feelings. Even if it doesn't mean anything to you, it could mean everything to them. Happy Friday and a fun-filled weekend ahead to you all...  Best wishes fro FIJI...

If a man is alone in the jungle and no woman hears him, would he still be wrong? :D

I was just talking with a woman on a regular dating site, and was told by her that most women who are looking for a new relationship, aren't looking for a guy who has too much "baggage" She said this right after I had told her about my ileostomy...

TELLING PEOPLE. Some people find it hard to tell in case their stomas start to smell.They find it all embarrassing to talk about this wee small thing. They will pretend it is not thereand don’t intend to ever share.I think they think tha...

The conference is 8 hours east of Calgary. I took my bike. It was a sunny but windy trip from every direction. I found I had got a little sun where my gloves and jacket did not meet. Friday was registration (about 100 attended a few more on Satu...