by NSW Stoma | Thu Oct 2025 | Stories
Carol's story Carol Quast is a mother, wife, teacher, and creative. Happily married (“for 44 years!”) with three adult sons, she is an accomplished educator who enjoys creative writing and travel. She is also an ostomate and is NSW Stoma’s Education Officer and...
by Mary | Tue Jul 2025 | Stories
Ken's story In his own words… Living with a Urostomy Stoma (Or how I learned to live without a bladder) Just 10 years ago, at the age of 61, I was diagnosed with malignant bladder cancer. It came as a bit of a shock, since I had been diagnosed...
by Mary | Fri May 2023 | Stories
Mat's story The show must go on… Mathew Boyd-Skinner has, in his words, ‘had tummy issues since he was 8 years old’. Now 36, in that time he’s dealt with more than his fair share of hospital visits having courageously battled Chron’s disease, ulcerative...
by Mary | Wed Mar 2023 | Stories
Meet Anne Marie Lyons NSW Stoma recognises the importance of regular contact with an experienced Stomal Therapy Nurse (STN). We would love you to meet our STN, Anne Marie Lyons, who has over 30 years of experience in nursing, 20 of them in the area of stomal...
by admin | Thu Mar 2023 | Stories
Renee's story In her own words… The one piece of advice I always give, and have always received from ostomates, is to ensure you have support and are not alone. We all have stomas for different reasons; some of us love them while others struggle, but most...
