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The Voices of People Living with an Ostomy Were Heard on Capitol Hill
UOAA Advocacy Event Precedes Introduction of ‘Access to Medical Supplies Act’ Bill By Jeanine Gleba, UOAA Director of Advocacy UOAA recently rallied advocates in our Advocacy Network to participate in […] The post The Voices of People Living with an Ostomy Were Heard on Capitol…
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KENTUCKY NURSE TO BECOME AN OSTOMY RESOURCE FOR HER RURAL COMMUNITY
UOAA is excited to announce that the 2026 recipient of the Educational Award for Ostomy Nurse Certification is Heather Franklin from Kentucky! Read more about Heather and her motivation to […] The post KENTUCKY NURSE TO BECOME AN OSTOMY RESOURCE FOR HER RURAL COMMUNITY appeared…
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The Reality of Life with an Ostomy: 9 Ostomates Share Insights, Victories, and Advice
Edited by Cecelia Bialas* October is Ostomy Awareness Month, a time to share our unique stories, take comfort in the more common parts of ostomy life — the triumphs, challenges, […] The post The Reality of Life with an Ostomy: 9 Ostomates Share Insights, Victories, and Advice…
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A Community of Ostomy Awareness
Ostomy Awareness Day and the Run for Resilience Ostomy 5k provide a chance for the community to come together. We are one community that is stronger when working together to educate the public on life-changing and often life-saving ostomy and continent diversion surgeries. Join…
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A Grandmother’s Found Story. Personal Impressions of a New Way of Life
Editor’s note- In 1972 Mildred Brett wrote these personal reflections on life with an ostomy after having surgery in 1970 while in her mid-50’s. Her granddaughter Lisa recently discovered these […] The post A Grandmother’s Found Story. Personal Impressions of a New Way of Life…
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The Adventure of a Lifetime: Lessons from Cycling Across Europe After Ostomy Surgery
The bike ride is only one part of this journey. Since surgery, I've learned more than I ever expected about living with an ostomy. Today, I'm partnering with Coloplast to answer a few questions about life with an ostomy and share some of the lessons I've picked up along the way.…
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Using the Power of UOAA’s Ostomy and Continent Diversion Patient Bill of Rights
A WOC Nurse Team’s Journey to Expand and Improve Ostomy Care By Joanna Burgess-Stocks, BSN, RN, CWOCN, UOAA Advocacy Committee Co-Chair When organizational changes threatened access to specialized outpatient ostomy […] The post Using the Power of UOAA’s Ostomy and Continent…
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My Appendix Cancer and Ostomy Story
Chances of survival from a rare cancer did not look good but that changed thanks to a complex surgery and ostomy, recovery came next. By Donna Sklener “Mother of All […] The post My Appendix Cancer and Ostomy Story appeared first on United Ostomy Associations of America .