January 01, 2010 
Coming soon, Hollister is working on final approval to post Leah Humphries
story on their site. More details to come as they are available!
My Heart Ties
The world’s most beautiful ostomy pouch covers.
Hollister to post story!!
Merry Christmas Santa Didn’t bring me a new colon. :(
This Christmas I pondered the idea that
If Santa were real…would I ask him for a new colon?
My large intestine has been gone for well over
19 years now. One wonders after all this time if
actually toileting, […]
Emperor Moth
Story of the Emperor Moth
Unknown
A man found a cocoon of an emperor moth. he took it home so that he could watch the moth come out of the cocoon. On that day a small opening appeared, he sat and watched the moth for several hours as the moth struggled to force its body through […]
Your Relationship is Healthy If…
Your Relationship is Healthy If…
You trust your partner.
You treat each other the way you want to be treated, and accept each other’s opinions and interests.
You each feel physically safe in the relationship.
Your partner likes your friends and encourages you to spend time with them and wants to include them in his/her life as well as […]
Emotional Abuse in Marriage
Emotional abuse frequently comes in the type of a massive enclose. It consist a range of behaviors intended at beating the feeling and the heart of the sufferer so as to achieve effectual control over partner. The diverse features of emotional abuse are loneliness, verbal abuse and financial abuse. Several times the abuser attempts to […]
There is probably no surgical procedure that produces more misunderstanding and fear than an ostomy.
The Psychology of an Ostomy
When the physician first mentions an ostomy, every patient, without exception, has negative feelings. The younger the patient, the harder it is to accept an ostomy. There is probably no surgical procedure that produces more misunderstanding and fear than an ostomy.
After the surgery, the patient needs time to heal, […]
Fawcett’s Focus
Fawcett’s death puts much needed focus on anal cancer
Digestive Health SmartBrief | 07/01/2009
Actress Farrah Fawcett’s public battle with anal cancer shed some light on a disease still overshadowed by stigma. Experts say too few people know the symptoms or are even aware of the disease, resulting in too many cases of anal cancer being diagnosed […]
15 Smart Woman Qualities
15 SMART WOMAN QUALITIES ~ by Joyce Lee
(taken from http://www.ideamarketers.com/?Woman_Smart,_Smart_Woman&articleid=477474)
Being a Smart Woman means more than merely having a towering intellect. She is savvy and self-aware and moves through her life with power and grace. She has an internal compass to guide her. How many of these qualities are you willing to claim and embrace […]
WHO IS WHO
CELEBRITY OSTOMATES
former Vice President Hubert Humphrey and President Dwight Eisenhower.
The late Queen Mother Elizabeth of Great Britain who was over 100 years old
before passing away and the late Moshe Dayan, former Defense Minister of Israel.
Rolf Bernischke, ex-kicker for the San Diego Chargers has an ileostomy. So does
senior PGA Golfer […]
Crohn’s Disease: Advanced Treatments
Crohn’s Disease: Advanced Treatments
Written By: Sara Wykes, Health Editor, 3/14/2008
Reviewed By: Paul Auerbach, MD, […]