Intimate Moments
By Ellyn Mantell morethanmyostomy.com As an advocate and UOAA Affiliated Support Group Leader, I make it very clear that there is no question or concern that is off-topic for me, […]
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You Can Always Learn Something New
By Karin, Newbieostomy Whether you’ve been a part of the ostomy community for 20+ years or joined it yesterday, United Ostomy Associations of America’s (UOAA) National Conference is worth attending. […]
Dating Life
The Black and White of it? Support is Everything. By Tricia Hottenstein stomamama.com I recently shared an article about a little boy who was bullied so badly that after twenty-six surgeries, […]
Education Amid Tragedy
By Susan Burns, UOAA President It’s heartbreaking. So many of us are torn apart by the recent news that a ten-year-old took his own life in Louisville, Kentucky. What we […]
Feeling Great is Always in Fashion
Living with 2 Ostomies Since 1974 Jearlean Taylor has never known life without an ostomy. She has had two ostomies (colostomy and urostomy) since she was just two years old. […]
Ostomy Camaraderie
UOAA’s National Conference the perfect place to bond By Karin (Newbieostomy) Ostomies don’t discriminate, it doesn’t matter your gender, sex, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, religious beliefs, age, attitude toward life, social […]
Get Back in the Game
Exercise your fitness options with these helpful tips by Wil Walker, MBA, BSN, RN, WOC Nurse Manager, Clinical Education, Hollister Incorporated When is it safe to start exercising after ostomy […]
Top 8 Signs Your Peristomal Skin is Irritated or Damaged
Learn how to spot peristomal skin irritation and damage. After your ostomy surgery, your healthcare team likely taught you how to care for your peristomal skin and what it […]
Alan Thompson: A Law Enforcement Career Not Deterred
I am Alan Thompson, a New Jersey native who moved with my wife, Vita, to Florida in 2015. I recently joined the Daytona area chapter of the United Ostomy Associations […]
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