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Hi everyone, I am making a Christmas Stocking for my stoma who's name is "Stomy". You may think I am crazy, but I talk to my Stomy every day. I am going to stuff his stocking with stoma supplies to make him feel the spirit of the Holidays. I had a cat and she died 2 years ago and I still put up her Christmas Stocking and fill it with a note for her telling her that I hope she is ok and I will ...

Hello all, very new to this kind of thing. Ive had my ileostomy for 15 years now due suffering from 20 years of ulcerative colitis.
Recently separated from my wife after 25 years and concerned ill now be alone forever due to the attachment to my belly. I think im just seeking reassurance that there is a chance that there are women out there that can look past the bag.
A little deep for my intr ...

WHEN A RETIREE’S FEET hit the floor getting out of bed, his first thought is… What am I going to do today? He may not have to go to work regularly anymore, but he still needs to have some order in his life. “First things first,” said Doctor Who, “but not necessarily in that order.” Remember, you’re not working a nine-to-five job anymore, so you’re not required to punch a timecl ...

THERE WAS A TIME when I lived a life of reckless abandon, when I threw caution to the wind and regularly risked life and limb with no thought whatsoever for my health or safety. It was in elementary school in the Fifties. I walked a half mile to school all by myself, with no adult supervision. I rode my bicycle without a helmet. I drank water straight from a hose. Those were perilous times. I ...

ATTITUDE IS IMPORTANT in anticipation of a doctor appointment. I’ve got one coming up that I’m not looking forward to, but I keep kicking myself into a more positive frame of mind. By fretting over it in advance, all I’m accomplishing is causing myself unnecessary anticipatory worry. Eventually, you risk the infamous transformation of the molehill into a mountain. “There is nothing eit ...

KIND GESTURES.
Within this rhyme I’ll try to list
kind gestures, so you get the gist
of the sorts of things we know
are kind, but rarely ever show.
The friendly smile, that’s there, then gone
so, anyone who’s looking on
might miss the meaning of the smile,
yet know not why it was worthwhile.
The hand upon a shoulder laid,
to show that someone’s a comrade,
who’s there to support and ...

Hi my names Rachael I’m 48 i have a gothic side to myself I have 23 tattoos and fell asleep getting 2 of them done I live alone if you would like to chat come say hi I’m also very open and honest about myself some people call it over sharing but I have to be as I have things that can’t be missed lol and no I’m not a pirate

KIND CONTROL.
Kind people may use kind control
which is a sort of mind control,
whereby they do not seek to ‘tell’
cajole, bully, or to yell.
A kind person may influence,
suggesting things by inference,
and may lead people by the hand
until those people understand.
Kind people tend to show they care
by the fact that they are there
to support each other to
do the things that they want to.
S ...

Beachboy and trusty sidekick Mrs B devour "Mrs Knotts Chicken Dinner restaurant." A tasty Raaaaview.
Wanting to "do something different" this Thanksgiving. We decided to enjoy the holiday at world famous Mrs Knotts Chicken Dinner restaurant at Knotts Berry Farm in Buena Park, California.
"Asleep at the wheel" Mrs B waited too long to call for a reservation. Closest to Turkey day we could get w ...

Hi I would like to wish my friends and ostomates a Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving eat drink and enjoy the day . Regards S. I. L.

YOU’RE ON YOUR OWN.
Doctors come and doctors go
yet still we feel they ought to know
how to treat our ailments so
they will not bring us down too low.
Without the knowledge or the wisdom
we put our trust into this system
that is supposed to cure us, and
we think that doctors understand.
But, in truth, they’re limited
and trust can be unmerited
because there sometimes comes a time
thei ...

Just wanted to say hi. Only just registered here. I had emergency surgery in February this year after a severe bout of colitis. They tried treating it with antibiotics for 3 days then things turned much worse so they ended up doing an emergency ileostomy.
I'm hoping to get to know you all and get some advice etc.
Hope that you are all as well as can be today.
Tony

Had ileostomy after bowel cancer, all clear now, didn't know about this site found whilst searching something else be nice to chat to people who understand

MOST OF US REALIZE that the learning process never ends no matter how old we get. It’s simply a matter of keeping the door open to the constant onslaught of new experience and the insights that we may gain from them. “Good judgment comes from experience,” some wise man said, and “experience comes from bad judgment.” Mistakes are inevitable, but we have to treat them as part of the l ...

I started beading cuz it’s all that my family an friends do my hobbies was driving my fast cars