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Loss and a Broken Heart , My Miss Kitty - 5

by magoo
Nov 30, 2020
   After my long flight I would quarantine for 14 days but because of the rash I had developed on my back and side , heading straight to my SToma , I decided that another week was called for. My final day was to be Sunday 25th Oct. &...
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Loss and a Broken Heart , My Miss Kitty - 4

by magoo
Nov 30, 2020
   In Nov 2018  Kitty had a Gallstone removed and was back in the hospital with major abdominal pain  a day after being released . The possible problems associated with this "Keyhole" surgery  had not been fully explain...
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Loss and a Broken Heart , My Miss Kitty - 3

by magoo
Nov 29, 2020 - Dec 01, 2020
   Many people ponder the viability of a long distance relationship and with good reason . I can tell you without hesitation that it works . My long distance is between SIlicon Valley in California and a small town called Ballina in t...
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Loss and a Broken Heart , My Miss Kitty - 2

by magoo
Nov 28, 2020 - Nov 29, 2020
     I have always been a big introvert and I never made friends easily . I sometimes must have appeared a little "creepy" in that I would show that I was interested but rarely  followed through to start a conversation , wit...
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Loss and a Broken Heart , My Miss Kitty - 1

by magoo
Nov 28, 2020
      Hi there , my name is Eamon , born in The West of Ireland , transplanted to New York ( Bronx ) too many years ago to contemplate . I loved America as soon as I sat in the gigantic convertible on the way from the airport to ...
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Anti depression

by looking forward
Nov 08, 2020
there is a wonderful book out there called  KITCHEN TABLE WISDOM   if you are at all depressed, please read.
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A NEW BOOK & PROLOGUE

by Bill
Nov 05, 2020 - Nov 28, 2020
I FEEL THERE ARE SOME GREAT ADDITIONAL ADVANTAGES TO CONTRIBUTING TO A SITE LIKE MAO, which may not be immediately apparent in the daily correspondence relating directly to stoma issues.  As a writer and a rhymist the good people on here h...
194 views, 13 comments

DIGNITY AND STOMAS

by Bill
Nov 02, 2020 - Dec 01, 2020
DIGNITY AND STOMAS. Prior to my colostomyit never did occur to methat people differed in this wayas stomas are not on display. So, you’re not likely to behold,and stoma stories are untold,because it seems embarrassingto be talking about ...
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DAILY ROUTINE

by Bill
Oct 28, 2020 - Nov 02, 2020
DAILY ROUTINE. Why are we all by routine bound?Why do our lives revolve aroundmundane habits we displaywithout question every day? What is it predisposes us to act routinely without fuss,and not rebel about the fact we can predict the way we a...
109 views, 4 comments

Faith, Hope and Charity

by iMacG5
Oct 20, 2020 - Nov 01, 2020
So what’s it all about? Most of us are born, live any number of years, then we die. So what’s it mean? Did we take someone else’s place? Will someone take our place? Was it mostly fun? Was some of it too difficult or was it a b...
216 views, 11 comments

Need some Inspiration today

by Scuba_diver1972
Oct 15, 2020 - Nov 30, 2020
Just found out my ex Narc significant other is trolling on the same Ostomy sites ....AWKWARD! I really thought he was my Ostomate for life.. Honest people are hard to come by and the World is seeming like a MUCH smaller place. I have been on the...
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COLOSTOMY

by Bill
Sep 29, 2020 - Oct 15, 2020
COLOSTOMY. For those of you who do not know,colostomies divert the flowof faeces from my normal bumto an opening on my tum. A stoma is the exit holewhere faeces come under controlby catching it in a ‘device’ which is a ‘bag&r...
132 views, 4 comments

CONFLUENCE OF OSTOMATES

by Bill
Sep 03, 2020 - Sep 04, 2020
CONFLUENCE OF OSTOMATES. When a group converse togetherit will be their own choice whether they play an active part or not depending on the skills they’ve got. Some will need facilitationto establish a foundationfor a safe and friendly p...
256 views, 2 comments

Morning Walk Challenge

by Lacey
Aug 17, 2020 - Sep 30, 2020
After chatting with a fellow member we decided to help push each other to improve both our physical and mental health. A group like this can help keep us accountable and give that extra push sometimes to just getting moving. With this pandemic I...
307 views, 5 comments

ABDOMEN

by Bill
Jul 09, 2020 - Jul 10, 2020
ABDOMEN. I used to have an abdomenlike other fit and active men.Slim, with muscles well definedand symmetrically aligned. Of course, this was a different ageand playing on a different stage.For then, I had the momentumto maintain a healthy tum...
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