| Portland Maine Ostomy Support Group |
| The Portland ostomy support group meets on the third Sunday of March, May, July, September and November. Next Meeting: Sunday, May 17, 2009 - 2 PM Ostomy/Wound Clinic Waiting Room Mercy Hospital State Street, Portland Program: TBD |
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| Portland Support Group Contacts: Treasurer/Membership Paul Brady 934-4055 Secretary Sally Hinckley 799-2235 Website Peter McGinn 854-1741 ET Nurse Advisors Peggie Delparte (Mercy Hospital) 879-3190 Kate Hill (Mercy Hospital) 879-3190 Barbara Gardner (Visiting Nurse) 780-8624 |
| Click the below links to open past issues of the newsletter. They are Adobe files, and most computers have Adobe reader. If yours doesn't, click here Sept/Oct 2008 July/August 2008 May/June 2008 Mar/Apr 2008 Nov/Dec 2007 Sept/Oct 2007 July/August 2007 March/April 2007 Jan/Feb 2007 Nov/Dec 2006 |
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| Where is Mercy Hospital? Click on Above Link |
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| An ostomy support group is now meeting at the Goodall Hospital in Sanford! When: The Third Monday of the Month 7:00 to 8:00 pm Where: Founders Room, Goodall Hospital Contact: Kathleen Parsons @ 247-5774 for more info |
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| Where is the Goodall Hospital? Click on the link above |
| Click on this link for Ostomy humor and a description of the ostomy novel Caught Holding the Bag |
| Well, our group was bumped out of the auditorium for the March meeting. To prevent a repeat of that, we will start meeting in the Ostomy/Wound Clinic waiting room, which should also provide a more cozy atmosphere. Ask how to find it when you arrive. We hope to have a products rep with us in May. I missed out on the excitement as my daughter was taken to the hospital that weekend. Nothing serious, it turned out. I will no longer be doing a newsletter. After twenty-plus years, the thrill is gone I am afraid, plus info is out there in the Internet for everyone. I will try to do a one-page meeting announcement every time if the Cancer Society is still willing to send them out. Finally, after two years of bad luck for the outdoor July meetings, I think it is time to make them indoor meetings, either at Mercy or at a more relaxed meeting place such as a person's house. Peter |
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