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me+™ Community Profiles
We believe living with an ostomy should be fulfilling and complete – whether you’d like to run a 5K, or simply get back out with your friends. And we know that no two people live with an ostomy in quite the same way. The me+ Community highlights the stories of people living with an ostomy doing the things they love.
Teacher, Principal
Meet Walt Brilhart
A life-long educator, Walt Brilhart has always taken care of others – as a teacher, principal, ex...
Pharmacy Technician
Meet Deelia Moore
From a young age, I always knew that I wanted to serve my country in the Air Force. My father is...
Compounding Pharmacy
Meet Tracy Bejbl
Denial can be a dangerous path...particularly when it impacts health. I am a 55-year-old woman wh...
Fashion Model
Meet Jearlean Taylor
As an accomplished fashion model—and a double ostomate—she’s spent nearly 20 years camouflaging h...
Getting Real with Our Community
We are proud to offer two unique ways you can connect with people who are living with an ostomy. Whether you want to listen to the me+™ Talk podcast or read entries from our me+™ Blog, you can gain insights, tips and inspiration throughout your ostomy journey. Hear from real people with real perspectives.
The me+ Talk podcast features real talk from ostomy nurses, product specialists and community members. Listen now.
The me+ Blog offers real stories with different perspectives from members of the me+ community. Read more.
Founder of Ostomy United - United States
Meet Ted Vosk
Homeless for the better part of four years as a teenager, Ted Vosk developed ulcerative colitis w...
Fashion Model
Meet Jearlean Taylor
As an accomplished fashion model—and a double ostomate—she’s spent nearly 20 years camouflaging h...
Teacher, Principal
Meet Walt Brilhart
A life-long educator, Walt Brilhart has always taken care of others – as a teacher, principal, ex...
Meet George Moore
When people meet George for the first time, they’re surprised to find out that he once lived with...
Ostomysecrets®
Meet Sarah Biggart
A woman’s first wedding anniversary should be a special time. For me, it signaled a journey that...
Newspaper Reporter
Meet Ted Taylor
I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis around the age of 15, which helped put an end to a somewh...
Archery Champion
Meet Ronald Nicholson
It was late Summer 2014, age 74, when I first learned that I had bladder cancer. Urostomy surgery...
Living with an Urostomy since 2014
Non-profit Director
Meet Ryan Decker
Although he had developed stomach problems in his late teens, Ryan Decker was otherwise a healthy...
Compounding Pharmacy
Meet Tracy Bejbl
Denial can be a dangerous path...particularly when it impacts health. I am a 55-year-old woman wh...
Pharmacy Technician
Meet Deelia Moore
From a young age, I always knew that I wanted to serve my country in the Air Force. My father is...
Jewelry Artist and Bridal Industry Expert
Meet Randie McConnell
Living with an Ileostomy since 1984
World Traveler
Meet Ival Secrest
Living with an Ileostomy since 1978
