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I have a family member who had a Urostomy. I was there when they got it and helped them with it, which taught me a lot.

It's not common and sounds scary to many. If you've never seen a stoma, it's a bit surprising at first.

Visibility is important to help increase people's knowledge and understanding. I commend the journalist and people interviewed for this article!

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This is such powerful story telling. I am such a fan of these real vulnerable stories that help us call attention to the things we can do better in our communities. Thank you for sharing this with us all

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What a courageous and enlightening article!

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Thank you for writing about this. As an IBD patient, though I don’t have an ostomy, I find there’s such a lack of coverage on the intersection of queer sexuality and IBD issues. This article was very, very much needed. Well done!

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I’m one year in to having an ileostomy. I won’t lie, it’s been difficult to accept this new body.

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