Jeff GeerlingOct 6
Thank you SO much to all who donated to the UOAA this weekend, we almost hit $2,000 between the livestream and the 5K! Those dollars will help the lives of so many ostomates, and provide resources for nurses. Also loved seeing so many others in the ostomy community celebrate #WorldOstomyDay!
Liz HilesOct 3

Tomorrow is #WorldOstomyDay!
United Ostomy Associations of America
International Ostomy Association (IOA)

Click to hear the difference between US National Ostomy Awareness Day and World Ostomy Day!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aQicmcB5yFikXnus4BBup6TV3oXOtf-W/view?usp=sharing

JoshuaOct 14, 2024

Running for Ostomy Awareness Day gave me an opportunity to reflect on running a marathon after having an ileostomy placed, and how I got into all this endurance stuff when facing down a permanent colostomy prompted me to search for agency on a bicycle.

https://www.gotostepone.com/posts/outrunning-expectations-ostomy-awareness-day #IBDAthlete #WorldOstomyDay #running

Outrunning Expectations: Ostomy Awareness Day | Step One

My muscles were on fire and my heart was beating in my head as I rang the bell, cresting the brutal mile-and-a-half climb up Highway 167 at mile 21 of the San Diego Rock and Roll Marathon. For four miles I had been dealing with wild heart rate swings from having too high a ratio of water to salt ...

Step One
GoatsLiveOct 2, 2021
Today is #WorldOstomyDay. I lost most of my colon to cancer in 2015. Having this plastic bag glued to my front gave me my life back after #cancer! Never fear if you are told you need an ostomy, it will save your life!