FOR MILLIE (colostomiy)
From: edward vinson (argent@hemc.net)
Tue Apr 10 12:19:55 2001
I have been reading discussions about colostomies and I agree that Jackie must be a very strong woman and we all have to admire that. What I admire most is her attitude about her colostomy.
The actress Barbara Barrie has been living with a colostomy for years. As a lot of people have done, she has trained her bowels so that she only wears a gauze bandage over the stoma, no bag necessary. I will be the first to say I don't think a colostomy would be "ideal" but if it reduces pain or saves a life I feel like we need to "grit our teeth" and move on. A colostomy gave my mother six extra months to live, she was terminal but she had the time to spend with my father and family, see some places she had never seen and even make her class reunion. Because of the colostomy she got to say good bye and that meant a lot to her..
Wishing all good health and pain free days.
Sincerely,
Ann Vinson
(in Georgia)