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30 great years and 4 of those years with a stoma.

2018/10/03 snow for 2 days. There is a motorcycle in there somewhere. Took 3 hours to do the walks. I need a drink.

A word of warning: the following entry is quite long. Someone suggested that my story might help or inspire someone else, which is why I am posting it here. If nothing else, I hope you enjoy the read!   Throughout my adult life, I don&rsq...

I meant to add that that a company I worked for imploded and anything I had in it disappeared with it so I could use a few extra bucks ..don't care if it's boring .        Thanks Eamon.

This is a slightly, actually  more than slightly embarrassing thing for mr to say but I had no plan for being around this long !!  I have had a good education but my illness kept on interrupting it's completion. I'm told that I may be ...

WHEN IRRIGATION DOES NOT GO TO PLAN.For years I have successfully irrigated and I am an enthusiastic advocate for people to try out this procedure for themselves as it frees up the daytime hours from the potential tedium of having to manage bags...

Hi Guys ...and Ladies ,   Well we had our little visit together , alone in a self-catering place almost on the beach. I found this little place online and it was just right , it's  in Easkey , County Sligo , Ireland.  This is...

Hello EveryOne, I was chatting to a member on here who's also had   ulcerative colitis  before surgry  this is what I  wrote As a matter of interest I have always put the cause of my ulcerative colitis down to drinking...

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 ...