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What Will People Think? ~A Short Documentary by Chealynn Feaster

What Will People Think? ~A Short Documentary by Chealynn Feaster

This past fall I had the opportunity to meet and film with filmmaker Chealynn Feaster, a fellow ostomate and Crohn’s Disease warrior. Together we pieced together a short documentary called What Will People Think? (Hindi/Urdu: Log Kya Kahenge?) which shines light...
“I Had an Ostomy—and It Changed My Life”

“I Had an Ostomy—and It Changed My Life”

For these people living with Crohn’s disease, ostomy surgery made everything from the ordinary to the extraordinary possible. By Jennifer Rainey Marquez Excerpt taken from HealthCentral. Article originally published in HealthCentral on November 27th, 2019:...
The Other Side of Crohn’s: Caregiving

The Other Side of Crohn’s: Caregiving

By Anand Omprakash Originally published by the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation on December 3rd, 2019: https://www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org/anands-story   “Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.” – Robert A...
Ostomy Awareness Day: Empowering Ostomates to Live Fuller Lives

Ostomy Awareness Day: Empowering Ostomates to Live Fuller Lives

Last month, Amber Wallace Ogle of Ostomy Diaries & I got together with Hollister, Inc. (a major ostomy manufacturer) to bring our audiences a discussion on how to lead a fuller life with an ostomy. Our aim was to engage viewers from around the world who may be...