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June 2/21 Guest Speaker........... 2
OASC May 5/21 Minutes ............ 3
Jeopady Winner.......................... 5
Going to the Hospital ................. 7
National Nurses Week Presentation ................................. 8
The Trillium .................................. 11 Tips & Tricks................................. 14 Do You Have a Nurse?...............15 Ostomy Suppliers........................15 OASC Summer Speakers ......... 16 Stay Informed ........................... 16 Canadian Men’s
Health Month..............................18
You can pay membership fees by e- transfer to oascoscar76@gmail.com. Questions? Contact Dee Colton at deepianos@gmail.com
This newsletter is for informational and educational purposes only. Nothing contained herein should be considered medi- cal advice and may not be applicable to everyone. Medical advice can only be provided by an individual’s personal doctor or medical professional. Please consult your own doctor or NSWOC nurse for the medical advice that is best for you.
No Professional Advice – the content of articles and other projects is for informational purposes only and does not consti- tute professional advice.
Ostomy Association Simcoe County
Be sure to meet on Zoom on Wednesday, June 2/21 at 7pm
Guest sPeAker: GordoN douGlAs
Founder and Owner of Hernia Helper
Brantford ostomate Gordon Douglas designed the Hernia Helper support belt to help people with abdominal hernias, particularly parastomal hernias. An active member of the Hamilton
Ostomy Association, he was diagnosed in 2010 with colorectal cancer and had an ileostomy. When it was reversed a year later, he developed a hernia. Rather than have more surgery, Gordon tried to find a belt to support him comfortably, but couldn’t. So he made his own, and continued to refine it. When others began asking for it, he established his company AM Ostomy Supply in 2013 to share his Hernia Helper, a comfortable support belt customized to each ostomate’s unique shape.
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