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         IN MY LIFE     I've Lived, I've Loved     I've Lost, I've Missed, I've Hurt     I've Trusted, I've made Mistakes        But most of all, I've Learned         &n bsp;      "SHIT HAPPENS"   It's happened to all us Ostomates and no matter how long we have had our Ostomies,  weeks, months, years, it will continue to be a learning experience f...

Two young boys were at a wedding...the one reached over to the other and said " how many wives can a man have" to which the other replied 16 Four better   Four worse Four richer   Four poorer   made me chuckle Ange    

I am really hating my ileostomy as much today as 7 months ago. I realize that for a lot of people it's an end to a ongoing issue. But for me, I went to bed with a stomach ache  , went into a coma & woke up a week later like this!! Will I ever adjust to this-it's horrible!  

Dear Everyone, I'm writing, to say Hello... HAPPY NEW YEAR!!I hope your all doing well, and anytime, I'm here for everyone, please know that and know I care a lot about everyone! Just wondering how you all  are doing? I'm sorry if I wrote to much at times and bothered you with my stuff!! I know I can say to much lol but anyway I'm here for you anytime!! Sincerely... I understand! Your osto mate friend! 😊🤗😇 Victoria 😇👍🙏🤗😘❤️😍😇😉😁

 I heard about these two evil brothers who were wealthy. One bother died, his brother said to the pastor I'd like to make a deal with you. I'll make a large donation to your church under one condition, If at the funeral youll say my brother was a saint. The pastor agreed and the man made the donation. "During the service the pastor said this was an evil man and he stole, but compared to his brother he was a saint."   Best Wishes, Angelicamarie    

Just wanted to say hello to everyone and wish you all a Happy and Healthy New Year.  Please stay safe and I am here to help people with Urostomies.    Take care!  Nancy

I live in Port Augusta South Australia and at the moment the whole of Australia is suffering extremely high temperatures. Heat kills people more than road accidents I am told. I am close to my 81st birthday and have had an ileostomy for over 20 years. I was told at the start to keep out of the sun especialy in heat waves. I have always taken this advice very seriously and make sure always to drink plenty of water. We have had a week of over 40 degrees and one day was 49 degrees Celsius which is 129.2 on the Fahrenheit scale. We are fortuna...

Hello everyone!  I do hope you all had a pleasant holiday season so far. Only one more to go.  Well, I received my closed bags from my VA provider so I am basically ready to schedule my hand operation.  I am not really looking forward to this one however.  It is not my dominant hand but it will still be awkward for me.  My right hand still suffers from the numbness of the crushed nerve that the VA took so long to take action to fix.  It was crushed due to the neck issue that had gone on since 2017. I finally g...

Hopefully it’s just what it implies. Better vision. We’ll be able to “see” more clearly. We’ll listen a little more, talk a little less and understand better than ever before. Well, that’s how I “see” it at least.Wish all of you the very best for the new one and all those after.Sincerely,Mike

Has anyone else had an accident while out socialising 😢

This is a tale about two ladies who died and went to heaven. Peter met them at the Pearly Gate and said, "You'll be happy here, if you follow one rule." Peter instructed them not to step on a duck. If so, they would make a terrible racket. About a week later, one of the ladies accidently stepped on a duck. Peter came to see her and brought along with him this unattractive man. There was nothing appealing about him whatsoever. Upon seeing this, the other lady was very careful not to step on the duck. Peter, took note of this. Another mon...

Hi Ostomates, About two weeks ago. I was at a local deli and there was a gentleman ahead of me in line. The young lady who works the deli asked the gentleman what he needed. He ordered only three slices of meat. After hearing his request, I wanted to say, " Sir I can pay for a little more meat if you'll accept it." Yet, I froze! You see he wasn't dressed too well, he actually had on two pairs of pants. Nor did his clothing look to clean. I felt so bad. I had to examine myself. I can't imagine anyone who wants to be homeless.&...

This is a story about a professor who was determined to prove to his students that there wasn't a God He said, "God if your real knock me off this platform and I'm giving you fifteen minutes." With every minute that passed, he taunted God. He said, "God I'm still waiting and I'm here." With about a minute left, a three hundred pound football player who heard what he said took off Running toward the professor and knocked him off the platform. The professor said, "What in the world did you do that for?" The football player re...

I try to like more things than I dislike. I try to love only lovable stuff even if it’s people. I really try to avoid hating anything but I know that’s not always possible. I try to just dislike it more and try to eliminate it, fix it or just ignore it even if it’s people. Now that we have the option of “liking” stuff here I wonder if there are rules that I might be violating. I like when folks are kind, stimulating, respectful, gracious or well intentioned and accurate rather than optimistic or pessimistic. F...

Hi, just joined this site, looking to chat to people in the same boat. I had an ileostomy 8weeks ago and feel a little over whelmed by everything at the moment. 65 female, married 3children, 6 grandchildren. Still working full time although I'm off sick at the moment. Love animals have 3 dogs and volunteer for rescues. Anyone who wants a chat ?