My mother had an emergency colostomy in the summer of 2024. She had suffered from ulcerative colitis for years in order to avoid a colostomy. However, due to a blockage, she went into surgery at 79 years old to receive a colostomy. First of all, she did not have time to mentally and emotionally come to acceptance of this, and since she fought for years not to have one, you can imagine how she ...
