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Thanks, Dogtalkerer - So, living out in the woods, what do you do with them? Bury them? Just curious, I guess, since I live in a 1950s housing develop...

Stress and boredom (to recognize and then to respond in healthy ways) - this is very interesting to read, succinct and helpful. Thank you, John.

Where and how do you dispose of your used bags, etc,? I really try to use as little single-use plastic as I can - do you have a trick/hack?

@dlkfiretruck i was lining masks with very thin old dish towel fabric - I had a lot of threadbare ones that I had been saving for something (What? And...

@sjlovestosingBelated happy birthday wishes, Stella. Mine is just two weeks older than yours - such a lot we have learned, and so much has happened! ...

@Lisa smith Hi Lisa, I hope you can talk with a medical person about your pain. As regards dressing - My ostomy sticks out on that side (no hernia,...

Hi everybody, You have been busy! Linda, I love violas - have you ever heard them called Johnny Jump-Ups? I think that might be because they Are pr...

@chrisandbagpus i have been thinking of you. Chemo and radiation made my stoma grumpy, also (I, however, was a little ray of sunshine, as always - wel...

@Gemma SMITH Can you contact a stoma nurse? It can be hard to actually see someone in person these days but even oven getting on t he phone might get ...

Hi Stella, Glad you are doing well. I have been keeping busy, too, around the house - and actually sorted through some “stuff” which I have been int...

Hi Glen, My one and only experience with a filtered bag was much like yours - If I had kept it on much longer it might very well have turned me inside...

Glad to know your good news! 🎉

@john68 Just looked Captain Tom up online - such wonderful stories in the news (and there is a WikiPedia page about him) and what a well-lived and int...

@delia That has happened to me a few times in the past two years since I got my stoma. I always thought it was something I did, and have been so caref...

@danbh I hope things have improved. There have been no cleaning Clorox wipes and some things like that here for at least a month. The store here had ...

Thanks, Bill, and Happy Easter to you and everybody here. 🐇🌷🥚🐥

@chrisandbagpus What a nifty and cool way to sanitize! Thank you for posting that! Treatment isn’t easy - keep heart. While in my own chemo and ...

Hi Linda and everyone, First, my daughter tells me she ties her mask on each side, in a circle around each ear. I don’t know why it doesn’t fall of...

So, I modified the Wintergreen design with a way to use less bias tape. It covers and fits the face just as well and is more comfortable - and require...

@squeakyandliza yes, I would love to have that sewing machine, too! She is a professional at Wintergreen, so I expect that is an expensive industrial ...