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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…

Going Out with IBD and an Ostomy: Finding Confidence Through Solo Activities

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Before my Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) diagnosis at age 17, I always wanted to go to live events: concerts, listening parties, book signings, etc. But as a teen, I knew I held myself back. I didn’t want to look silly by showing up alone,…

Bruce’s Ostomy Journey with Moldable Technology

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Bruce Levinson shares his personal ostomy journey — from diagnosis and early challenges with leaks to discovering solutions that helped restore his confidence and lifestyle. In this first episode of Convatec's Ostomy Real Stories series, Bruce…

Smashing Cancer and Stoma Stigma

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This journey isn’t just about survival. It’s about mindset. It’s about showing that life doesn’t end with an ostomy, it just changes. And sometimes, that change can lead to a purpose you never saw coming.
Jermaine & Catrone Turner of Jpixstudios

The Intersection of Race and Health: Advocating for Patients in Education and Access

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By Michael Ashley Turner Having physicians not listen to you Not being taken seriously Not having affordable health options Having organizations want to use your story but not see representation of people that look like you on their…

Gloria the Phoenix

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Remembering Gloria by Bob Kwiatkowski Gloria and I met by chance in November of 1969. I was driving with a friend down 8 mile road in Detroit. Gloria was with two of her friends in a car that passed us by. We caught up and started flirting…

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