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Such an encouraging and reassuring man; John did it all with kindness and good humor. His posts were so interesting; John was one of a kind and is gre...

Hope you feel better quickly, Tony. I had Covid twice, but it was mild both times, thank goodness (and yes I did have the shot). Felt lousy, and the h...

For what it’s worth here is my experience: I experimented with not using a barrier ring earlier this week - for me not an option as within a day the...

Thanks, Chelly. The ER only did a chest scan, but just coincidentally I had a one-year checkup scheduled with GI. The PA there asked if my stomach usu...

This is about my parastomal hernia - the whole story is I had a fall about 8 weeks ago (I was rushing around, turned a corner, slipped or tripped and ...

@chelly Chelly, was it a long recovery?

New hernia! I have avoided surgery for the hiatal but now I have a parastomal hernia. I have a referral to the surgeon who did my colostomy; we’ll see...

🎂 Happy birthday to you both 😊!

@chelly It can be so scary to go out when leaks could happen. I have some Hollister barrier strips that I use occasionally to extend the coverage be...

Hi Amy, I have eaten a small salad many times with no trouble, but have not tried a fullsize or big one. For me, what works works well is to just tr...

Hi Glenn, I am happy to hear that you are doing well, and your picture looks like you are showing that pouch who’s the boss. My colostomy was just a...

Hi Tricia - my stoma is an oval, also, and I use the Hollister plates that have a very thin plastic tear-off backing. I have been using an old backing...

@tony-h God bless you and Sheila. Praying.

Thanks, Laurie. I have been sewing for years but am still a beginner! And … had a checkup appointment with the oncologist this afternoon (always s...

Another lovely day here in northern Minnesota. Our summers are short but gorgeous. I have been working on a scrap throw-size quilt and it has been tak...

Great that you can get this done! It’s amazing - I could hardly believe how good I felt after my gall bladder was removed.

Oh, my, he was at my sister’s house this afternoon. She lives next door to our mother.  IMG_3782.jpeg

Sunny and cool today, expecting a high of 50 Fahrenheit (my favorite weather). My mother’s garage is on a hill that slants down to the woods. Every sp...

Chelly, I hope you are having a good day today. What an ordeal.I agree, addicts and street sales have really hurt medical care/pain management. I have...