Blogs By Bill

Cognitive dissonance

by Bill

Sep 27, 2022 - Sep 28, 2022

COGNITIVE DISSONANCE.

With my cognitive dissonance
I have an acute sentience
that mental balance can’t be found
with this discord all around.

There’s so much I must think about
to try to sort my feelings out,
yet sometimes I don’t think I ca...

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OSCILLATING PERSPECTIVES

by Bill

Sep 26, 2022

OSCILLATING PERSPECTIVES.

I cannot help but hesitate
when my perspectives oscillate
between those things I like and hate
for then I need to cogitate.

I feel that it is apposite
when views a clearly opposite
that it should be an easy choice...

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ALTERNATING PERSPECTIVES (STOMA)

by Bill

Sep 12, 2022

ALTERNATING PERSPECTIVES.( stoma)

Sometimes my mind is in a state
where thoughts and concepts oscillate
between things I appreciate
to those things I. abominate.

One such scenario in life
creates some likes at odds with strife
must be the stom...

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Alternative views on stomas

by Bill

Sep 12, 2022

ALTERNATIVE VIEWS ON STOMAS.

The stomas I’m referring to
are those placed on the front of you
to help your body wastes pass through
so, there’s a new route for your pooh.

It’s little wonder that reactions
to some stoma interactions
can be wid...

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A HUG

by Bill

Sep 06, 2022 - Sep 09, 2022

A HUG.

A hug is likened to a gift
that tends to please and to uplift
both the giver and receiver,
whether sceptic or believer.

A hug does not come at a cost
so when it’s given, nothing’s lost
and if one hasn’t got a lot
a hug might be all th...

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A TRICKY, STICKY SITUATION

by Bill

Aug 07, 2022 - Aug 12, 2022

A TRICKY STICKY SITUATION.

When faced with tricky situations,

solutions need investigations

into what is needed and

what will work for us first-hand.

We need to turn into detectives,

to seek alternative perspectives

and find some way...

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AT A STROKE 2

by Bill

Aug 01, 2022

Hello fellow ostomates.

Recently, I agreed to write a few rhymes for my wife's weekly 'stroke-group' and it occurred to me that anyone with a stoma would be so much worse off if they were to suffer a stroke and be left with the typical after-effe...

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‘The Righting Reflex’

by Bill

May 31, 2022

Hello people.

Instead of sharing my own writings, on this occasion, I thought some of you might be interested in a non-stoma related topic written in a blog by Steve Schefer.

The blog I’m referring to is entitled ‘The Righting Reflex’ and can be...

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ACCREPTANCE OR ADJUSTMENT OVER TIME

by Bill

Apr 07, 2022 - Apr 08, 2022

ACCEPTANCE OR ADJUSTMENT OVER TIME.

When a trauma’s new to you

and you don’t know what you will do,

it can be hard to just accept

if it has left you so inept.

Trauma can diminish skill

and also leave you feeling ill,

so, in these earl...

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ACCEPTANCE OR ADJUSTMENT?

by Bill

Apr 06, 2022 - Apr 13, 2022

ACCEPTANCE OR ADJUSTMENT ?

When trauma happens and you’re struck

in mind and body and you’re stuck

with feelings that you can’t control

and umbrage about your new role.

Acceptance is not on the cards

because the concept is too hard,

...

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VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS

by Bill

Apr 05, 2022

VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS.

Victims rightly feel aggrieved

about the traumas they’ve received,

so, they may want to rant and vent

‘till all their angst is out and spent.

I believe that there’s a skill

to listen when people are ill,

and educe...

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IMAGINE A STROKE AND STOMA

by Bill

Mar 06, 2022

IMAGINE A STROKE AND STOMA.

To put this rhyme in some context
imagine what in life comes next
if we had a stoma and
a stroke, to take away one hand.

I have pondered implications
of this unwelcome situation
because, like many other folk
I know I’m at...

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Caveat emptor - ostomy cure?

by Bill

Feb 11, 2022

Hello Everyone!
Over the past week or so I have been contemplating the concept of ‘buyer beware’ with regard to those brave (if sometimes gullible) people who offer themselves for clinical trials where surgery is involved. There are so many aspects...

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CLINICAL TRIALS & KINDNESS

by Bill

Jan 18, 2022 - Mar 21, 2022

Hello everyone.

In the past year or so, there have been a couple of posts about new surgical procedures which, if taken at face-value, seem to be 'just what the doctor ordered'.

However, the hype has not yet matched up with clinical trial resul...

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THANKS

by Bill

Jan 16, 2022 - Jan 17, 2022

Hello everyone.

I have just come across this rhyme that was written a while ago but I don't think I shared it with you all at the time. These things don't really age so - 'better late than never' as they say.

Best wishes

Bill

THANKS.

I t...

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