Stories and tips to empower ostomates to thrive with confidence and grace
Living Confidently with an Ostomy -
Living Confidently with an Ostomy -
You CAN have a normal life!
Angie Davenport is a special guest because she is actually our first guest that was pregnant when she had her early stages of Ulcer Colitis!
And shortly after giving birth to her son, she had to have a life-saving surgery which resulted in having an Ostomy and she has had one for 39 years!
Can you really workout in an ostomy?
I sat down with Meghan this week to answer some questions many of you may have or have been wondering.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Can I really work out!? The answer my friends is YESS!!⠀⠀⠀⠀
The number one reason I think why you need to work out with or without an Ostomy is so that YOU CAN FEEL GOOD!!!
From super healthy to finding cancer within such a short period of time at the beginning of 2020.
From super healthy, to waking up with intense pain from a kidney stone, to finding cancer within such a short period of time at the beginning of 2020.
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Tom’s life changed dramatically with 1 visit to the ER.
Wear the bathing suit
My mission is to bring awareness to an Ostomy as well as normalizing it! Even with a bag, we can still wear bathing suits and feel confident in what we put on.
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We don’t have to hide our bodies.
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Instead, I want you to embrace your body.
I poop in a bag, what is your super power?
Guess what today is?????
It's "Ivan's 4th Birthday!!!!!
Four years ago today my amazing Drs, Dr Leslie Demars and Dr Joga Ivatury removed a huge tumor out of my pelvis and I woke up ALIVE and in a colostomy which I named (Ivan) after Dr Ivatury, for life.
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.