J-pouch Life » just for fun http://www.jpouch.net Stories: Ostomy, Ileostomy, Jpouch, Colitis, Crohn's, Surgery and Support Fri, 30 Dec 2011 05:31:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Therapeutic Art Sessions http://www.jpouch.net/2009/04/25/therapeutic-art-sessions/ http://www.jpouch.net/2009/04/25/therapeutic-art-sessions/#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2009 01:39:43 +0000 Brevin http://www.jpouch.net/?p=1791 Having medically induced insomnia is unpleasant (you’re a jerk, Prednisone). Sitting there on the couch, wide-eyed at 2 in the morning, you can’t help but think of random, stupid things. I wrote some of them down, mostly to remind myself that people shouldn’t make serious decisions that early in the morning:

- I must wear a suit when having my first bowel movement with a J-Pouch.
- Kangaroo + Pouch = Super Long Jump Ability, Lead Role In Movie “Kangaroo Jack”.  Brevin + J-Pouch = ??? What super power and movie do I get?
- Mental Note: Learn the language of the kangaroos, start bonding with these pouch brethren.
- If you have UC, die, and come back as a zombie, will you be a zombie with UC? This applies to all medical conditions. I’ve never seen a zombie with asthma.

Lately I’ve been using the insomnia sessions to paint. Inspired by the Healing Art post, I’ve been painting things J-Pouch related. When you’re pre-surgery, creating art of any kind is very therapeutic and I highly recommend it. It’s distracting and productive at the same time, all while stalling my inevitable panic attacks. Below is my most recent finished painting. I thought some of you might appreciate it, since it’s pretty applicable to this community:

"The Surgery", 16" by 32", acrylic and ink

"The Surgery", 16" by 20", acrylic and ink

This piece is currently displayed at the Collective Individual gallery in Vallejo, CA.

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]]> http://www.jpouch.net/2009/04/25/therapeutic-art-sessions/feed/ 9 On the John: Space Diapers to the Rescue http://www.jpouch.net/2009/01/20/on-the-john-space-diapers-to-the-rescue/ http://www.jpouch.net/2009/01/20/on-the-john-space-diapers-to-the-rescue/#comments Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:41:05 +0000 Eric http://www.jpouch.net/?p=1287 Wearable Toilet: Japanese Invention

Wearable Toilet: Japanese Invention

Right on the heels of Lizz’s post come these high-tech space diapers: the wearable toilet project.

Engineers all over the world have focused their vast brainpower to overcome one major obstacle—space pooping. The Japanese think they have a solution with their fancy new wearable toilet.

Indeed, this is a far cry from the glorified Depends former NASA astronaut Lisa Nowak drove cross country in a couple of years back. These can detect when you relieve yourself, remove the waste with suction and clean you up after each use. They can even eliminate unpleasant sounds and odors.

Sounds? Odors? I know this is somewhat of a joke, but there were many times when I wished for a good night’s sleep and something like this.

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