Happy Stomaversary to me! Ripley and I became a team 7 years ago on 11/8/17 and I can not complain - I had a great surgical team. Waking up from total collectomy surgery. But, it was not without an unexpected complication; the anesthesiologist hit my left femoral nerve with a pre-surgery TAP block (Transversus Abdominis… Continue reading Seven Year Itch?
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Ostomy Awareness Day 2022!
World Ostomy Day 2021
Pre-op (2017) // post-op (2020). A total colectomy by two incredible surgeons and the grace of God saved my life. Updated “Ripley’s Day” blog post Today, the UOAA, United Ostomy Association of America, and anyone who can identify, celebrates the miracle that an incredible amount of us live with, called “ostomy”. Many ostomates and advocates… Continue reading World Ostomy Day 2021
Journal of a Warrior's Journey 