Letting It Out of the Bag

I've been working on giving a presentation and discussion at Module 4 about living with an ostomy and having ulcerative colitis. I figured that my classmates, soon to be future marriage and family therapists, would find candid talk about having an ostomy very valuable. Here's the flyer that I created for my presentation/discussion:
View the flyer.

In my basic research for my discussion I learned that the ostomy manufacturers in the United States provide very little "quality of life" information on their sites. What I find particular intriguing is how the Hollister UK site offered candid Love and Sex information. Their information address homosexuality, as well as the potential for erectile dysfunction. These topics are very taboo and I applaud the UK site for "letting it out of the bag" that there are more considerations to living with an ostomy than embarrassing leaks in public!

I also found out that there is an annual award given to an ostomate or person with CD or UC called The Great Comebacks Award. The application is pretty length: they want specific information, and reasons why the nominee qualifies for the award. I'll put completing the nominee application on my list of things to do along with everything else.