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I Found My Calling in Life, But It Came at the Price of My Colon

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Every day, I care for patients facing many of the same fears, decisions, and questions that once terrified me.  I sit beside patients preparing for ostomy surgery. I answer the questions they're often afraid to ask.  Most importantly, I remind them that an ostomy is not the end of their story - it's the beginning of a new chapter. Because once upon a time, someone did that for me.

Meet UOAA President Justus Anderson

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New UOAA volunteer leader shares journey with ostomy, surgery and finding a community I am honored and incredibly excited to step into this role as president and serve this vibrant community. I am dedicated to improving the lives of those…

The Architecture of Caregiving: Holding the Line When the Current Is Deep

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By Amy Shulfer, RN, MSN, CWON When medical professionals think about healthcare, our minds naturally drift to the clinical milestones: the successful surgeries, the mastered appliance changes, the stable lab results, and the healing margins…

SUPPORTED BY FAMILY AND FAITH: MISA’S SHORT BOWEL SYNDROME STORY

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My name is Misa and I’m a busy woman who has never had time to be sick. Not when I was young and not today. I credit my strength, my core energy, and my resilience to my family! My mother and father, who immigrated to the United States from…

Resilience Story: Brittany Jackamonis

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Health and wellness have always been a big part of my life’s journey. I grew up running track and cheerleading, and then found a new love in CrossFit in 2012, which really took fitness to another level for me. As a wife, mom, minister, and…

How an ostomy can bring couples closer together

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While managing a serious illness and ostomy surgery can be a brutal reality, many couples find the experience transforms their relationships for the better, replacing trivial arguments with deep appreciation and forging an unbreakable bond built…

Finding Bladder Cancer Support Everywhere

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Younger women are not the typical bladder cancer and urostomy patients, but a variety of support and resources do exist to help you By Liz Hiles In August 2016, when I was diagnosed with bladder cancer, there was very little information…

Resilience Story: Denise Miller

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On Nov. 6, 2022 I was bike riding with my husband and started having pain on my right side. Dr. Goggle said it could be appendicitis. So, I went to the ER and found that it was not my appendix but that I had ovarian cancer. At the time, 55 years…

Kidney Stones and Ileostomies

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By Joyce Moss, RN, MS, MNM, COCN, CWCN Kidney stones develop when crystals anchor to plaque formations or crystalline deposits develop within the inner medullary collecting ducts of the kidneys. Research has shown that kidney stone formation…

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