Creating a Sanctuary for Ostomates on My 20-Acre Farm

What a great idea! Where do you live? I could help.

Kathy

Hi Doe, I haven't been in touch with you in forever, but I think about you and wonder how you are doing. We used to be in touch and I miss that. I know where you live, but your secret is safe with me. I hope you are well. Your idea is amazing. I still would love to come and visit. Much love and big hugs, Barb

It's a fabulous way to build a powerful community that can possibly evolve into other purposeful activities. My whole life has been driven by creativity, extraordinary and beautiful ideas. This, my dear, is an amazing way to begin a new way to build a community for anyone with a chronic illness that can be treated as a "whole person". We can have monthly events, donate monthly to someone who is struggling to pay for their medical needs, or we can donate time to mentor the children who will one day be responsible for making our world a better place to live.

I would be happy to donate my time to this creative plan. Count me in.

Debra

Wow... I haven't been on here in a while, and I see these replies, and you have all brought me to tears just to see these responses... I am encouraged and inspired... I could write a long letter here, but at the moment, I am almost speechless...

I have 18-20 acres in Wisconsin... I lived alone here for years, then allowed someone to stay with me for a while to assist me after my last surgery... my current situation is sort of "stuck" in a bit of a nightmare, but I'm pecking away at those issues... but with all this interest, the gears in my busy mind are turning a bit faster.

Be well, everyone. I will try to get in here again soon... until then, I send you my sincere love!! xoxoxoo

~Your Doe

Well, since my last surgery, I have had to make some careful life changes, and I thought I had another new life path I was attempting to try, so my current housemate was moving out at the end of this month. But since my last idea became something I had to forget about, apparently and sadly, I have agreed to keep the current housemate on for just a bit longer. Financial survival depends on it, and I need the help, so I'm glad that friend is still here for just a bit longer. But in the meantime, I have many new ideas on the table regarding turning my acres into a Private Sanctuary for Ostomates in the future. Slowly, new ideas are falling into place and being presented to me by numerous friends, and I am taking into consideration each suggestion regarding how to get this together and make it happen. A private place where Ostomates can come to meet in the future, or provide places to stay here, a place where everyone can feel comfortable with no public disturbance. I have the land but not the money; others have the money but not the land. Well, that seems to be a perfectly two-sided coin, eh? So many of us have the therapeutic need to be able to gather, take care of each other, support each other, and I am working on different plans to help make that happen.
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I have exhausted myself in the relationship realm, and quite frankly, do not have the emotional energy for it any longer (at least not at this time) and too much loss of trust for a relationship. This needing to be said, therefore, my new life paths are being explored, a continued life path of not only my own survival and best interests but continued and improved ways to help others, who also need help. It's who I am, it's what I do. We've all got to keep on moving along with life, the best we can.


~Your Spunky but Sincere Doe loves you
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Kattra, thanks for your note, I am not used to the site and deleted it... Is there a way you can resend it?

Janet