#ostomyawareness

Today is Ostomy Awareness Day. In 2013 my mom's bowel ruptured, which led to her having surgery and being fitted with an Ileostomy. In 2016, she had a second surgery, resulting in her ostomy becoming permanent. Many humans around the globe are living with a temporary or permanent ostomy. In many cases an ostomy allows a human to have a healthier, happy life. Today I support those humans 💕💕💕 #drovertheacd #healingheeler #ostomatevoices #stomasticker #oad2022 #ostomy #ostomyawareness #australiancattledog #blueheeler #bluehealer #heeler #heelersquad #heelersofinstagram #australiancattledogsofinstagram #blueheelersofinstagram #australiancattlepuppy https://www.instagram.com/p/CjKqXcbOBVw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Brunch is served 🌱💜🌀⁣ Medical Medium Recipe ⁣ @medicalmedium ⁣ ⁣ Veggie Burgers⁣ 🌱 ⁣ • organic ⁣ ⁣ • vegan⁣ ⁣ • gluten-free ⁣ ⁣ Watch my Instagram Stories for full recipe 👍🏼⁣ ⁣ Ingredients:⁣ ⁣ * 1 cup chopped onion⁣ * 1 cup chopped mushrooms⁣ * 1 1/2 cups diced sweet potato⁣ * 2 garlic cloves, minced⁣ * 1 tbsp coconut aminos⁣ * 1 tbsp tomato paste⁣ * 1-4-1/2 cup water, more if needed⁣ * 1 cup walnuts⁣ * 1/3 cup ground golden flaxseed, more if needed⁣ * 1/2 tsp smoked paprika⁣ * 1 tsp ground cumin⁣ * 1/4 tsp black pepper⁣ * I used potato waffle /bread (also MM recipe) instead of gluten-free and corn-free burger buns⁣ ⁣ Additional topping options:⁣ * Spinach or lettuce⁣ * Sliced tomatoes⁣ * Thinly sliced red onion⁣ * Sliced avocado⁣ ⁣ 💚 delicious 😋 ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #brandfearless #foodie #vegan #glutenfree #veggieburger #burger #plantbased #medicalmedium #organic #brunch #ostomy #ostomyawareness #healing #fearlessfoodie #spiralup #bewell #dogood (at New Britain, Connecticut) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSw-mIoFP0T/?utm_medium=tumblr

Happy ostomy awareness day! I'm definitely no expert on ostomies. In fact, it might be one of the treatments for I know the least about (though I should note here that some people with ostomies don't consider themselves disabled and we should always respect how individuals self-identify). I have a sneaking suspicion that my lack of knowledge is because ostomies often have quite the stigma attached to them. So, what's an ostomy? An ostomy is an artificial opening in an organ of the body, created during an operation such as a colostomy, or an ileostomy. Ok so those are words that I absolutely have to look up to give you an accurate definition. A colostomy is a surgical procedure to connect the colon to the abdominal wall, and an ileostomy connects the last section of the small intestine to the abdominal wall. Both of these create an opening for waste to leave the body, typically into an ostomy bag! Happy ostomy awareness day everyone! I hope you learned something and, of course, I invite people to tell us more about ostomies in the comments if you wish to share. #worldostomyday #chinchilla #ostomyawareness https://www.instagram.com/p/CF5sj_dsa2l/?igshid=otmt1hfb4g6g

Reportaje fotográfico de @berto_medrano en el que se documenta uno de mis cambios de bolsa de colostomía. ⚠️ Se ve mi 🍓 (el estoma), no se ve 💩. #colostomía #colostomy #lifewithcancer #ostomylife #ostomyawareness #ostomía #ostomy #ostomizada https://www.instagram.com/p/ClpB31tMRAi/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Preparando mis bolsitas. #ostomía #ostomy #ostomylife #ostomyawareness #ostomizados #ostomizada #colostomía #colostomy #colostomybag https://www.instagram.com/p/ClI2IYeMlAG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=