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energy

Taking a Sick Day Off When Chronically Ill

Being chronically ill changes how you live your life. Even if you don't seem sick to an outsider or talk about it often, living with an illness can be exhausting.

Kelsey Scarborough
Hummus, celery sticks, multigrain pita chips, seasoned tofu and an orange

What’s a Healthy Lunch?

Wondering what to eat for lunch today? How about something that won’t bring on the post-lunch guilt or worse, the afternoon doldrums? Starting in March, in honor of National Nutrition Month, Shield HealthCare is holding a Show Us Your Healthy Lunch Contest (details coming soon)! Start training now to be one of our lucky winners!… Continue reading What’s a Healthy Lunch?

Amy Long Carrera, MS, RD, CNSC, CWCMS

Serving Medicare Ostomates Nationwide
My 89-year-old mother loves to swim but she has found that the pouch fills with water when she gets into the pool. What can we do to fix this?
Cathy
We recently had someone reach out to our Facebook community with a similar question, and several of our OstomyLife community members responded with their own advice.
 
Hopefully you and your mother will find their answers helpful ...