J-pouch Life » haiti 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 Making Ostomys HOT! http://www.jpouch.net/2010/02/10/making-ostomys-hot/ http://www.jpouch.net/2010/02/10/making-ostomys-hot/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:46:43 +0000 Jackie Z. http://www.jpouch.net/?p=2343 With the risk of becoming an “over poster”, I was getting a bit freaked out at staring at my face when I logged on to the site. I wanted to share this with you all. I found this website last night (while my UC was preventing me from sleeping) called Uncover Ostomy. There is also a Facebook fan site. Anyway I found this site pretty awesome because well lets face it…this chick makes having an Ostomy HOT!  Crap, if I could look like her,  I’d sign up to have my ileostomy sooner…I think facing this future, especially as a woman I fear intimacy and self image the most and I found it overly comforting to find Jessica’s story, her bravery, and her “take me as I am” attitude. I think this could be a big boost to us all that are living with this or facing it in the near future. On her facebook fan page there were T-shirts that said “Bag Lady” and “No Colon, Still rollin”….which I LOVED.

Continuing with the same theme, I’ve been thinking about what I’m going to do to make my 9 months of living with the ostomy easier. I’ve heard a lot about the Phoenix Belt as well as the belts/wraps from OstomySecrets, Stealth Belt, and Ostomy Armor.

Has anyone tried any of these products? Any thoughts/reviews?

Side note: Dennis over at the  ucvlog.com has teamed up with his friend Nadia to collect ostomy supplies to donate to Haiti. If you have unused/new ostomy supplies or any other medical supplies check out this site to learn more about how to donate them to those who need help in Haiti. If you’ve got any questions, feel free to contact Nadia@UCVlog.com.

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Over the last 72 hours we have been asked for any possible effort(s) to help people, families, and caregivers in Haiti. For now we would encourage our readers to support relief agencies like the Red Cross. Currently it is too early to develop or provide support other than those connected to search, rescue, and recovery efforts.
Please pass this information along to your loved ones and ask everyone to keep this country, their citizens and the rescue efforts in their thoughts.
Thank you.

Eric Mills,

Webmaster, jpouch.net

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