From their announcement:

Let’s celebrate by spreading awareness and increasing national visibility of those living with ostomies. We will break the silence and shine a positive light on what has saved so many lives.
There are many ways to participate in this event.
• Change your profile picture to the UOAA logo
• Change your Facebook status to the day’s slogan:
“Ostomates Unite and Help Place The Ostomy In A Positive Light!
Celebrate UOAA’s Ostomy Awareness Day!”
You can also:
• Tweet the slogan above with #ostomyday
• Blog about the event
• Talk to your family, friends, neighbors, and co-workers
Facebook. Tweet. Blog. Speak.

News relating to Ostomy Awareness Day:

• C&S Pouch Covers is supporting Ostomy Awareness Day by donating 10% of all sales on July 25, 2010 to the UOAA. Also anyone who orders 6 pouch covers on that day only will receive 2 free covers.
• Hollister-supported website C3Life.com is supporting UOAA Ostomy Awareness Day with a Twitter fundraiser! For each tweet mentioning the #ostomyday hashtag, @C3Life.com will donate $1 for up to a total of $2,500 to the @UOAA. The fundraiser will take place on UOAA Ostomy Awareness Day, Sunday, July 25 from 12:00 am to 12:00 pm.
• St. Louis Medical Supply has announced that, in honor of Ostomy Awareness Day: From July 6^th to July 27^th, they are donating 5% of all Ostomy supply sales to the UOAA.

External Links:
UOAA – United Ostomy Association of America
http://www.uoaa.org

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As you may know I’m in the process of getting the lifestyle guide on the main site printed, and I’m giving the “What does a Stoma look like” section a bit of a revamp, including pictures of my own colostomy stoma, and other peoples colostomy stomas. However, I’m also wanting to include a photo of a Urostomy stoma and Ileostomy stoma. I’ve got the Uro one, but I’m still needing an Ileostomy one.

If you think your ileo stoma looks pretty much like a text book stoma (ie how the average stoma looks, and has no problems with it etc) and would like to send your photo through for submission please send the photo to me – webmaster at ostomyland dot com – most importantly please include if you want your name associated with the photo, and also the size of the stoma (width, height and how much it protrudes).

I’ve only got room for one ileo photo at the moment, so if more than one is sent then I’ll pick the best based on how it appears in greyscale etc and if space allows i’ll include some more (if they are sent).

If you can help at all please let me know as I’ll be in a bind without one!

Thanks very much folks!

Jason D
Webmaster/Admin
ostomyland.com

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Inside this 56 page edition you’ll find many articles and features, including:

An Ostomate’s Travelogue Down Under
In Conversation with a Colostomate
Gardening as an Ostomate
Reader replies to the previous edition
Diverticular Disease – Pathways to a Colostomy
Breakaway Weekend May 2010
Stoma Care Management
… and lots, lots more!

Also, on page 36 you’ll find a two page article celebrating the 12th anniversary of some ostomy support website or other, whats it called again? Oh yeah, Ostomyland! If you do not receive the magazine for any reason then if you click on the preview graphic below you can read the article in .pdf format (adobe reader required).

If you like in the UK, and are a Colostomate or the relative/carer of of one, and would like to receive future editions of the magazine (for free) please contact the Colostomy Association on 0800 328 4257 or email them.

Useful Links:
Colostomy Association (UK) Website

Click to read the Oland Anniversary Article from Tidings #18

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For full details of the product, please visit the Apronsbyjoy.com website.

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Having had a play with the seals for the last couple of days I have to say that the SecuPlast mouldable seals is one of the best products I’ve tried in it’s product category. The seal is incredibly mouldable, absorbant and secure yet being easy to remove after use. Anyone who is experiencing leaks – especially Ileostomates or any ostomate with a sloppy output – should give them a try, and I know that I will be recommending them in such cases in the future.

Available in three different sizes, the seals are designed and distributed by Salts. For more information and samples visit the salts website’s SecuPlast product page.

If you wish to be placed on the Salts Medilink Linkline distribution list to receive future newsletters you can subscrobe for the digital edition of the newsletter at: http://linkline.news2blog.co.uk/

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Yesterday, the print preview copy of the book arrived, and apart from it needing one or two changes in it’s cover design, and a few edits for typos the book is ready to go.

Here is a video of the preview copy I received yesterday to show you the book (click on Read Rest link for the video and photos). The quality of the print and the paper is excellent, and the cover is shiny and wipe clean and of course features our very own Fuzzbutt as the cover star – rather her than me! lol

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Our newsletter is sent out to all members of the message board who have visited the site in the last six months and have the option to receive admin emails checked in their notification preferences.

Highlights of this newsletter includes:

• Jimbob the Candidate
• Doug’s Irrigation Video
• Ostomyland @ Breakaway
• and many more articles…

If you haven’t received a copy of the newsletter, dont worry you can catch up with an online copy of it here. Our next newsletter will be sent out in August.

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Comfizz – Innovative Stoma and Hernia Support Wear
“Don’t feel different… Feel confident.”

Useful Links:
Ostomyland’s Comfizz Page
The Comfizz Website – http://www.stomawear.uk.com/

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In this issue:

• The facts about Mitrofanoff pouches
• Positive thinking with a stoma – keeping on top of your feelings about your stoma
• Get a good nights sleep
• The latest medical research information
• Sexuality and Stomas – Your partners perspective
• Readers letters and agony pages
• Resources page

Also in this issue, if you read the resources page you’ll find a small article about little ol’ Ostomyland.

If you live in the UK and would like a copy of the magazine, please contact Coloplast’s Charter Healthcare customer service on 0800 132787.

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The company’s founder says: “In today’s busy world, fashion, comfort and confidence are important to maintain an active lifestyle. C&S Pouch Covers understands the needs of ostomy patients because [I am] an ostomy products user [myself]. Our pouch covers help to promote confidence and self-assurance as well as to detract from any potential discomfort that may be associated with an ostomy bag.”

The company ship their products to the USA and Canada, so if you are looking for a custom pouch cover check out their page on Ostomyland, or visit their website for more information.

Useful Links:
C&S Ostomy Pouch Covers Page on Ostomyland
C&S Ostomy Pouch Covers Website

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