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OTTAWA OSTOMY NEWS United Ostomy Support Group, Ottawa, Inc. P.O. Box 11134, Station H, Nepean, ON K2H 7T8 November 2011 Affiliated Member of United Ostomy Association of Canada Charity Registration #11927 7192 RR0001 Volume 41 #9 VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT: WWW.OSTOMYOTTAWA.CA Mission Statement The United Ostomy Support Group, Ottawa Inc. November is a volunteer, charitable organization dedicated to helping all persons, including families and November 17 at caregivers, who have been affected by ostomy 7:30 pm surgery. Our Mission is to provide practical support and encouragement to all ostomates by Ostomy Trivia Evening visiting them at home or in hospital, holding monthly meetings, publishing a monthly newsletter Come and join the fun as we learn more and operating a lending library of ostomy literature. about Ostomy. OUR MEETINGS (7:30 pm) Christmas Dinner - Please send an email to are held on the third Thursday of each month, [email protected] or call any board member. except December, June, July and August. The proposed location is Yang Ming Restaurant, December and June are other dates and 1547 Merivale Road, Nepean. locations. The meeting room is located at; Dates are Mon. Dec. 5, Tues. Dec. 4, Wed. Dec. 5 or Canada Care Medical Building, Mon. Dec. 12, Tues. Dec. 13, Or Wed. Dec. 14. 1644 Bank Street at Heron Road (Behind Canada Tire Store) Let us know your thoughts and date preferences. Lots of free parking. Wheelchair Accessible. For more information about our group, call our CAR POOLING ? Hotline 613-447-0361 or visit our website If you need a ride to meetings, please call www.ostomyottawa.ca one of the directors, and we will arrange for someone to pick you up. NOTICE: When in doubt about meeting cancellation during bad weather, call any director. TO OBTAIN HELP FROM A TRAINED VOLUNTEER OSTOMATE VISITOR Call our 24 hour hotline (emergencies only between 9 pm and 9 am) Answering machine at times when volunteer is unavailable. Your call will NOT be ignored 613-447-0361 PLEASE PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS Page 2 OTTAWA OSTOMY NEWS November 2011 BOARD OF DIRECTORS You'll never President: Doug Graham 613-829-6332 walk alone. Email: [email protected] Vice-President: VISITING CO-ORDINATOR: Ian MacNeil 613-558-2653 LIBRARIAN: Treasurer/Membership: Donna Cheetham 613-591-0627 Alice Alexander 613-747-9904 Recording Secretary: NEWSLETTER EDITOR: Alice Alexander 613-747-9904 Deborah Lalonde 613-836-1791 Directors: NEWSLETTER MAILING: Ray Desjardins 613-825-2318 Ken Zomer 613-824-1530 Deborah Lalonde 613-836-1791 Dorothy Toop 613-257-8085 Brenda Denike 613-737-2892 MEDICAL ADVISOR Shirley McSavaney, Enterostomal Therapists RN, DPhN, ET Andree Bonhomme RN, ET Centre Hospitalier de Gatineau…………………….…………..819-561-8100 UOA of CANADA INC Sylvie Chomyshyn, RN, ET, Carefor, Ottawa…...…………....613-749-7557 Suite 501, 344 Bloor Street West, Dawn Christensen, BScN, RN, ET, KDS Professional Consulting Toronto, ON M5S 3A7 ………………………………………………………….613-738-2721 Phone: 416-595-5452 Fax 416-595-9924 Marilyn Dixon, RN ET, Brockville, ON……………............. ..1-613-345-0630 Diane Dutrisac, RN, ET, BScN, Carefor Ottawa………...…….613-749-7557 Toll Free: 1-888-969-9698 (Courtesy of Hollister) Natalie Fournier, RN, ET, BScN, CHEO Email: [email protected] Debbie Howe, RN,ET, Saint Elizabeth Health Care…..….…..613-738-9661 Website: www.ostomycanada.ca Vida Johnston, RN, ET, BScN, KDS Consulting……..….........613-738-2721 Kim LeBlanc, RN, ET, BScN, KDS Consulting…………..…....613-738-2721 COLORECTAL CANCER SUPPORT GROUP Virginia McNaughton, RN, ET, McNaughton Consulting …….613-596-4972 613-745-8048 Email: [email protected] Brian Meloche, ET, Canada Care Medical ………………...….613-234-1222 FRIENDS OF OSTOMATES WORLDWIDE Shirley McSavaney, RN, DPhN, ET………………………........613-824-7115 Natalie Nault Website: www.fowcanada.org ENTEROSTOMAL THERAPISTS (Serving Hospital Patients Only) UOA 20/40 YOUNG ADULT GROUP 819-647-5632 Diane Gregoire, RN, ET, BScN, CHEO (Spina Bifida) 613-737-7600 x2583 Sue Sarrazin, RN, ET Ottawa Hospital, Civic ……….613-798-5555 x16312 SASO - Spouses and Significant Others Christine Murphy, RN, ET, Ottawa Hospital, Civic ….613-798-5555 x79494 905-387-6662 Email: [email protected] Connie Schulz, RN, ET, Ottawa Hospital, General….613-798-5555 x79494 PELVIC POUCH & ILEOSTOMY SUPPORT GROUP Are you going to move or have Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto. you already moved? Don’t forget 416-586-4800 Extension 8349 to send us your change of address. Also, don’t forget to let HAVE YOU RENEWED us know if you change your email YOUR MEMBERSHIP? address. Some members have yet to send their Returned newsletters WILL NOT be forwarded. If renewal. If you are unable to pay, please the newsletter is returned as undeliverable, and contact Donna at 613-591-0627. we have not received any notification, the name will If we don’t hear from you, you will no long- er receive the newsletter. be taken off the mailing list. November 2011 OTTAWA OSTOMY NEWS Page 3 From the President’s Desk: Dear Members, Family Supporters and Friends: This report will include comments from both Vice-President Ian MacNeil and me. Mem- bers and friends that attended the regular membership meeting on October 20th will be aware that Astrid and I are attending a meeting in Tehran, Iran and that Ian coordinated the regular membership meeting. Board of Directors Meeting, October 13, 2011 Your Board of Director’s met on and discussed recent challenges and opportunities and began to develop a priority list.. Challenges and Opportunities In a recent conversation with Doctor R. Boushey, Civic Hospital, General Campus he agreed to be our medical advisor. Your Board of Directors unanimously approved this appointment. We have an opportunity to improve our activities with the hospitals. Our challenge is to ensure we have the members available to respond to requests from the hospital for visitors and to have interesting and informative regular meetings for our members and first-timers. Vice-President Ian MacNeil has maintained the hot line these past few months and he has done and continues to do an excellent job. The number of calls we have received indicates a growing numbers of people are becoming aware of our Group and are interested in learning more about us. It also presents us with the challenge of ensuring that our hot line is maintained by knowledge people that are prepared to answer questions to ensure pre and post surgical persons and their families that their quality of life will improve and that they are not alone. To increase the number of members available to maintain our hot line we will provide a special module on the requirement of the hot line in our next visitor’s training program. We have a growing number of members interested to become visitors and a training program in the near future is one of our priorities. Thirty-five members and visitors attended Thursday’s meeting. Our guest speaker, Dan Hache, was quite informative. Not only did we get an overview of Convatec’s current and upcoming products, Dan shared some of the chemistry behind the products. Thanks Dan! The fellowship after the meeting was enjoyable, lively and well attended. Our thanks to Brenda, Joan, Tracey, Anne, Ken and Betty for Set up treats, coffee etc. As a reminder, Canada Care, Convalaid, and Shoppers Home Health Care offer monthly free ostomy clinics. Some sponsors have been disappointed with attendance lately. If you are having issues with your appliances , please take advantage of this resources . On my return, we will continue to pursue these opportunities and seek others. Please provide feedback on the proposed location for the Christmas Dinner; Yang Ming Please keep well. Restaurant in the Emerald Plaza, 1547 Merivale Road. The dates of choice are: Monday, Decem- Doug Graham ber 5 to Wednesday December 7 or Monday De- President cember 12 to Wednesday December 14. We 613-829-6332 welcome any other suggestions you may have [email protected] please forward your comments to [email protected] or call any of your board members. “No Scent is Good Sense” Membership Thank You Corner In consideration of others, Welcome New Member(s): G. Black, J. Johnson, do not wear perfumes, colognes, J. Riordan deodorants or any heavy scented Thank you for your donations: E. Boucher, D. products to meetings. Chisholm, M. Grubb, H. Holitzner, B. Denike Page 4 OTTAWA OSTOMY NEWS November 2011 A sweet grandmother tele- phoned Mt. St. Joseph ’s Hospi- tal. She timidly asked, “Is it possible to speak to someone who can tell me how a patient is doing?” The operator said, “I’ll be glad to help, dear. What’s the name Ostomy Supplies Available and room number of the pa- tient?” The grandmother in her weak, Carleton Place IDA Drugmart * 613-257-1414 tremulous voice said, “Norma Stittsville IDA Pharmacy * 613-836-3881 Findlay, Room 302.” The operator replied, “Let me put you on hold while I check with the nurse’s station for that room.” After a few minutes, the Sales & Rental * Open 7 days a week operator returned to the phone and said, “I have good news. Her nurse just told me that Norma is doing well. Her blood pres- sure is fine; her blood work just came back normal and her physician, Dr. Cohen, has scheduled her to be discharged to- morrow.” The grandmother said, “Thank you. That’s wonderful. I was so PAY YOUR worried. God bless you for the good news.” MEMBERSHIP The operator replied, “You’re more than welcome. Is Norma DUES !!! your daughter?” The grandmother said, “No, I’m Norma Findlay in Room 302. No one tells me sh*t.” Health Care Specialists November 2011 OTTAWA OSTOMY NEWS Page 5 Ostomy Clinics Articles and information DO YOU KNOW OF ANY printed in this newslet- ter are not necessarily CLINICS THAT ARE NOT endorsed by United Ostomy LISTED HERE? Support Group and may not PLEASE LET US KNOW.