Traveling in England (with an ostomy!) and thinking I’m really funny… So here we are screaming through January and at the beginning of week #3 already! I want to blog more this year and focus on real life tips and less about anecdotal stories (and random postings as demonstrated with photo above). I’ll likely do [...]
Posts Tagged ‘stoma’
I can do anything (with an ostomy)!
Posted in Keeping it Light, Travel, tagged Abdomen, England, Intestinal, living with an ostomy, Ostomies, ostomy, ostomy bag, stoma on January 24, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Yoga pants I could wear all day
Posted in Athletic Wear, Fashion, tagged clothing for yoga, exercise with ostomy, groove pants, lululemon, sleepwear, stoma, yoga pants on January 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Besides full frontal face down positions, yoga is a great, safe and relaxing way to rejuvenate and strengthen. I found the best yoga pants at Lululemon that have a high enough rise to cover my stoma and enough structure to keep my appliance feeling secure. I think this model is wearing these low or has [...]
Mercy’s video
Posted in Coping, Help Others, tagged appliance, bowel bag, For Positive Living, Heidi Yssennagger, ileostomy, illness, mercy video, ostomy, ostomy lifestyle, OstomyAid, stoma, support, surgery, Tim Bedingfield on December 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
For Positive Living shows a short film by Tim Bedingfield about artist Heidi Yssennagger’s work creating “Mercy” for OstomyAid. I was moved by the quiet grace of this art project, along with the story about woman suffering globally. Using appliance materials, an artist with a stoma has created a piece in response to her research [...]
Mood Lifters
Posted in Coping, Tid Bits, tagged ileostomy, ostomy, ostomy lifestyle, stoma on November 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Feeling down today? Here are some tips that may help: Make some strides: Walking is a mood lifter and a change of scenery is enough of a shift to take your mind off heavier issues. Plus it’s good for you and can help work off some of that Halloween candy. Hit the sack earlier: [...]
High Waisted Pants are Back!
Posted in Fashion, tagged high waisted pants, memorize your rise, Pants, stoma on March 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Time to celebrate! High waisted pants are back this year! For those of us with a stoma close to the waist line, the low rise pants of the last few years have been tricky. JCPenny has a fun pair of wide leg high waisted pants that are currently online and on sale! The metallic [...]
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