Books and Magazines:
Phoenix Magazine
The Phoenix is America’s leading ostomy patient magazine providing colostomy, ileostomy, urostomy and continent diversion (J-pouch, Kock pouch, Indiana pouch, etc.) information, management techniques, new products and much more.
http://www.phoenixuoaa.org/
http://www.phoenixuoaa.org/
The Ostomy Book: Living Comfortably with Colostomies, Ileostomies, and Urostomies
by Barbara Dorr Mullen and Kerry Anne McGinn RN BSN OCN
This invaluable reference discusses every aspect of an ostomy—a surgical procedure that creates an alternative opening in the body for waste discharge from the kidney, colon, intestines, or bladder—from the first shock of diagnosis through surgery and rehabilitation.
“I'd Like to Buy a Bowel Please” by Brenda Elsagher
“I'd Like to Buy a Bowel Please” is a compilation of stories of over eighty people who all have ostomy in common in some form or another. These stories written by caregivers, ostomates, and medical staff, are filled with humor, hope, and a slice of the ordinary of life living with an ostomy. You'll also get educated on the various reasons people need an ostomy and how this drastic surgery has been not only a life saver, but a life-enhancer for many. Check out her web site for more.
http://www.livingandlaughing.com/HTML/info.cfm?ID=148
http://www.livingandlaughing.com/HTML/info.cfm?ID=148