Crossposted from Blogetary:
I haven’t signed on in a little while. Between visitors, the
holidays, a cold from hell and an intense need to just hibernate
(without the ability to actually do so) I decided to drop a few things,
blogging being one of them. I kept meaning to, but in the grand scheme
of things, blogging was just one of those things that didn’t seem as
important as say sleeping.
But, January and February are over (Thank God!) and March has just begun. I feel a renewed energy to hopefully get sh*t done.
One of the things I wanted to get done, but couldn’t seem to before
now, was share about a wonderful interview I had the pleasure of
conducting last summer. I was contacted by the editor at The Phoenix
Magazine, the publication for the UOAA (United Ostomy Associations of
America). He asked me to speak with Bobbie Brewer, a woman who, after
having to have an ileostomy at a relatively young age, has since
contributed greatly to the ostomy community. After an inspiring and
motivating talk with Bobbie Brewer, many of my petty problems seemed
like just that – petty.
If you know anyone who has had to deal with body altering and life
changing surgeries, then you know it can sometimes be a long haul before
the get their life back, figure out their way around the road blocks
and regain their sense of independence. Help often comes through
volunteer-run support communities and Bobbie Brewer has been an integral
part of that community for about 50 years. You can read a portion of my
interview with her in The Phoenix Magazine here. Or go to phoenixuoaa.org to order the December 2012 issue and read the complete article there. They have both print and electronic copies.
2 comments:
I'll check it out. I know what you mean when you talk to certain people and your own problems slip into the background. It's a good thing, something many of us, me for example, need more often.
Yeah, perspective is a good thing to get every once in a while.
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