Happy New Year to one and all,
This April 19th of 2015 will be five years of having my ileostomy. It has been quite the experience, to say the least. And I'm sure it will continue to be an experience for which I will be ready for anything and everything it will bring. I have a positive outlook on having my friend Jr., who I have dubbed my stoma ;). Sure, at times he can be a little noisy, but hey, even if you don't have a stoma, you are going to be noisy. It's all either in front or behind. To all who have and will have a stoma, being either a colostomy, ileostomy, or urostomy, don't let it rule the way you want to live. Sure, it was a shock, but it also saved my life. I would rather live with an ostomy than not live at all. The big guy above has a reason for this, and I'm going to take every advantage of it. I'm going to smell the roses and everything else that life will offer. Life has always been a challenge and will always be; just try to accept whatever it hands you, and if it has lemons, then by George, make lemonade and enjoy. So to finish here, have a Happy and prosperous New Year.
Charleston Guy

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