Janet Paquet says advancement in pouch systems allow ostomates to lead active lives. As someone who, in her own words, has lived the past 10 years with "a bag of poop" on her tummy, Janet Paquet isn't one to pussyfoot around her medical condition.
The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) and ConvaTec, a world-leading manufacturer of ostomy and wound care products, announced today the five regional recipients for the 2006 Great Comebacks® Program. [click link for full article]
Individual club and activity announcements will appear only once per month, the Wednesday before the next meeting. Announcements must be submitted to the Gazette by 5 p.m. Friday.
One of the nation's largest equine-art auctions, featuring 270 oils, watercolors, bronzes and woodcarvings by some of the world's best-known painters of horses, will be held for the 29th year on Friday and Saturday in the Tattersalls sales pavilion on Broadway in Lexington. The auction will begin at 8:30 a.m. each day and end by noon to accommodate Red Mile racing in the afternoon and yearling
Addicted Angels: Grieving families who have lost a loved one from addiction, 7 to 8:30 p.m. second/fourth Tuesdays, Calvary Chapel, 19504 24th Ave. W., Lynnwood; 425-377-8217, 206-364-1556.
The Women’s Cancer Center at Lutheran Hospital offers these October support groups and events (at 7910 W. Jefferson Blvd., Suite 112 unless otherwise noted): primary brain tumor, 6 p.m. Tuesday; breast cancer, 6 p.m., Wednesday at Dupont Resource Center; smoke busters, 6 p.m., Wednesday and Oct. 11, 18, 25; American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk, 8 a.m. registration, 9
Events scheduled for Lexington, including headquarters and expected attendance: Kentucky League of Cities: Tuesday-Saturday, Radisson Plaza/Hyatt Regency, 1,200.
at the Will-Grundy Center for Independent Living office, 2415 W. Jefferson St., Joliet. Businesses, property owners and developers are invited to attend the meeting as participants work to promote accessibility to businesses in Joliet and throughout Will County for people with disabilities.
Enid Singles Pitch Club, 6 p.m., Enid Senior Center, 202 W. Walnut. Potluck dinner. Young At Heart Bridge Club, 12:45 p.m., First United Methodist Church.
Red, swollen legs may be a sign of a circulation problem, says Kathy Maher, a wound and ostomy registered nurse at Banner Estrella Medical Center. The easiest way to get circulation going is to move your legs.