Bill
Apr 19, 2022 6:45 am
Past Member
Apr 19, 2022 7:20 am
Thanks for the article Bill. Good to see the young ones de-stigmatising the stoma.
I wasn't quite so young (42) when I got mine but was reluctant to go through surgery too as one of the girls mentioned, until I was put in contact with a woman the same age as me with an ileostomy (who had it since she was 10-years-old) and she made me realise that it wasn't going to be so bad after all. Certainly puts it all into perspective when you meet a fellow ostomate!
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patrickrichardson1946
Apr 19, 2022 7:43 am
Hi Bill, good positive article made me feel better. Patrick.
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