Tony, hope you’re packed and ready to head off on your road trip adventure. Have a great time!

Laurie

As far as claims on incomtax, all im aware of is the Disability Tax Coverage which is annually as far as I know, about $10,000.00 a year IF you are working & have an income, I do not,

To clarify, the Disability Tax Credit doesn't give money, like the Ontario Assistive Devices Program does.

What it does is lower your taxable income, which can be helpful... if you have an income to begin with. This could result in a tax refund, which is giving you money back.

But the thing that really bothers me about it is that it benefits those with a higher income more than it does low-income or no-income ostomates. Which, is the opposite of what it should be like.

That's where provincial support can be more beneficial, if you're lucky enough to have it in your province. 😫 

Is anyone in Canada & the USA able to keep a spread sheet of these sort of coverages & who to go to to receive them? It may help newbies relieve some stresses over these things. 

I have a list of some of the benefits we get in Canada (https://www.veganostomy.ca/ostomy-supply-costs-canada/), but I don't know if any of those have changed recently! The last time I went over it all was in 2019 😣

there must be some chemicals in the water or something that's doing it.

This would be a very interesting idea to test!

If you decide to rinse again, try with distilled water to see if that makes any difference.

When I rec'd my Ostomy, in British Columbia, I had no clue if I'd have to pay out of pocket for my ostomy supplies. I do remember that my Surgeon was the one who wrote that first and only "permanent" on my prescription for my supplies & I remember being FROZEN on reading the words PERMANENT and UNLIMITED!  

Okay,  lets get into it & compare & maybe put added pressure on where its needed with our MLA's or whoever. I admit to knowing little about Gov't anymore at age 68, as I've found them to be untrustworthy and in it just to line their own pockets anyways.  So, in B.C. we do have our supplies well covered I think, please anyone in B.C. feel free to read along & place your knowledge where applicable.

I think our supplies are well covered thru B.C. Medical for the pouches, stoma powder, the extra C-shaped tapes for extra support which I've used since receiving & learning about them.  Our adhesive remover wipes & sprays & skin barrier wipes & sprays are also all covered. 

As far as claims on incomtax, all im aware of is the Disability Tax Coverage which is annually as far as I know, about $10,000.00 a year IF you are working & have an income, I do not, but wow, that would be so nice for extra costs like clothing, gas for medical appointments & TP & so forth.  Otherwise, I've learned thru my sister that there are other claims I can make on my incomtax.  I can claim medical gloves, and I'm not sure if I can claim things like M9 or not, but I do in and in a seperate,area with the gloves,as far as I'm concerned, we should be able to because of the mental medical aspect of it all. Vitamins , wow, imagine if those were covered!!! I do try and keep track of ALL my receipts as we all know how important that can be. I can't complain about ostomy supply coverage but it would he wonderful if it we were all  covered the same all ac⁰ross the board for anyone in the world. 

Please, if anyone has any knowledge of further coverage, please say so. I don't have a computer and with vision issues, I can't really research these things. I'm living below poverty level, so anything could be helpful & not just for me. 

These a good topics & finally, out of the closet is best.

Linda

Is anyone in Canada & the USA able to keep a spread sheet of these sort of coverages & who to go to to receive them? It may help newbies relieve some stresses over these things. 

Yesterday, thunderstorms rolled in; the temperatures plummeted and we got hail and repeated tornado warnings on our phones. We were on the road, about 50 km from home, so we couldn’t really take shelter. Made it home safely and went straight to the basement until the warnings stopped. Early start to tornado season.🌪️

Oh wow, that's quite a wild day!

Our weather has still been mild and mostly sunny, but the winds make it feel much colder.

Sunny and high of 15C today. Yesterday, thunderstorms rolled in; the temperatures plummeted and we got hail and repeated tornado warnings on our phones. We were on the road, about 50 km from home, so we couldn’t really take shelter. Made it home safely and went straight to the basement until the warnings stopped. Early start to tornado season.🌪️

Laurie