Stories and tips to empower ostomates to thrive with confidence and grace
Living Confidently with an Ostomy -
Living Confidently with an Ostomy -
I did a thing! United Ostomy Association of America Feature Article
Well I did a thing! I know, I know I am always doing a thing lol. I have been posting about Ivan a lot more and the United Ostomy Associations of America asked if they could feature me and Ivan on their website to help grow ostomy awareness! I feel so honored and blessed to help as many people as I can. Read the Article Here.
Life is too short
If we haven’t met let me introduce myself. My name is LeeAnne Hayden.
I am 49 years old.
I am a wife, mother and Gigi to the most amazing beings on this earth.
I am surrounded by the best friends on the planet.
I was diagnosed with a sarcoma tumor that grew from the size of a racket ball into a nerf football in less than 4 months in the fall of 2015. My amazing doctors removed it after 2 surgeries and 9 hours in the second one. It left me in a colostomy bag for life.