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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. But with the support of her family and her own inner drive, she…

Ostomy News, UOAA Conference

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…

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Digital Sponsor, Exercise/Sports, Ostomy Tips

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 surgery? Stoma surgery is a major event that…

Advocacy, Ostomy News

Top Ways to Help the Ostomy Community

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Colostomy, Digital Sponsor, Ileostomy, Ostomy Basics, Ostomy Tips, Urostomy

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 should look like when it is healthy. Ideally, it should be…

Advocacy, Ileostomy, Patient Stories

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 of America; however, I am not a new ostomate, I had ileostomy surgery when…

Advocacy, Emotional Health

Understanding the Emotional Impact of Ostomy Surgery

Expect More - Take Control of Your Health Care Part 6 in Series By Joanna Burgess-Stocks and Keagan Lynggard-Hysell There are many different emotions you may experience as a new ostomate, and it is important to understand…

Advocacy, Emotional Health, Personal

Reach Out and Touch Someone

The Benefits of Giving Back In Spite of Your Health Challenges By Lynn Wolfson We all want to feel like valuable members of our community. However, many times we are held back by personal issues, lack of time or just a complete lack of knowledge…

Advocacy, Healthcare

Are You Covered? Know Your Health Care Insurance and What You Need

Expect More - Take Control of Your Health Care Part 5 in Series By Jeanine Gleba, UOAA Advocacy Manager and Sue Mueller, CWOCN In Part 5 of the Expect More – Take Control of your Health Care series, we tackle the sticky subject of health…

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