NSW Stoma

20/10/2025

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Sydney! Our final Stomal Therapy Education Day for the year is coming up on 21st November in Liverpool and we're excited to see you!

🙌 What is it? Our Education Days are a great way to learn the latest about living life with a stoma. Meet with company supplier representatives and learn about new supplies on the market, listen to talks from healthcare professionals including stoma nurses, catch Q&A sessions to get your own questions answered, and, of course, enjoy your chance to mingle with other ostomates. So whether you attend every year or this'll be your first, there's something for everyone and you'll be sure to see a friendly familiar face.

🎟️ The event is taking place November 21st from 10am until approx. 3.30pm at Club Liverpool (entry via Macquarie St. Mall as George St. is temporary closed for renovations).

📧 To RSVP for this FREE event, please email us at customer.service@nswstoma.org.au by 14th November for catering purposes as a light lunch will be provided. 🥪😋

We can't wait to see you there! 👋

09/10/2025

🧠 Hi members, today is World Mental Health Day so we thought it would be a great time to remind you that we have a host of resources on our website that might be helpful to you.

❤️‍🩹 NSW Stoma recognise that mental health issues exist within our community and it's not always easy living with a stoma. Many of us are ostomates ourselves. So, whether you're new or not-so-new to living life with a stoma, we hope you find these resources helpful.

🔗 You can find all our mental health-related resources here: https://www.nswstoma.org.au/resources/mental-health-resources/

🤍 As always, please remember we're here for you and you're most welcome to get in contact if you need support; you may even wish to catch up with our STN Anne Marie if you're needing someone to talk to. And don't forget to join our monthly Members Zoom meetings, which are held on the first Wednesday of each month! Hope to see you there.

🤗 Take care and stay well, from your friends at NSW Stoma.

09/10/2025

Hi members!

Thought this would be a fun and interesting one...

What advice would you have for a new ostomate? 🤔💭

Please share your thoughts in the comments below! You never know how your personal experience and advice could help another ostomate 😀

03/10/2025

Happy World Ostomy Day!

🗣️ World Ostomy Day is a day to spread awareness about stomas, celebrate their life-saving impact, and of course, support ostomates everywhere.

😶‍🌫️ This year's theme is 'invisible disabilities, visible support'.

🏆 Who's your number 1 support?

30/09/2025

👀 Does your stoma have a name?

It's not uncommon for ostomates to name their stoma. In fact, personifying your stoma can even help you accept it!

Does your stoma have a name?

Let us know in the comments below! ☺️

26/09/2025

👀 October already?!

This month in our members Zoom meeting we'll be continuing our popular Q&A format and STN Anne Marie will be discussing appliance accessories.

‼️If you would like us to cover other topics or have questions you would like us to address, please let us know by emailing: customer.service@nswstoma.org.au

As always, there will be lots of time for questions so whether you're a new member or not, we hope you'll find it an entertaining and informative session.

🔗 To attend Wednesday's meeting, join us via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83183789592

See you then! 🤓

22/09/2025

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As a health NFP, member-based organisation, NSW Stoma aims to improve the quality of life of ostomates. Which is why we are incredibly honoured to support the education of our future STNs and are proud to once again offer the NSW Stoma Ltd Penn Foundation Stomal Therapy Nurse Scholarship in 2025.

And guess what, applications are now open!

Valued at $7,500, this scholarship aims to assist nurses with the cost of obtaining qualifications to become a Stomal Therapy Nurse (STN) (of which there are a shortage of!) and is made possible by the generous donations of you, our members, and our supporters, particularly the Penn Foundation.

We are very proud to offer this scholarship and invite all nurses in NSW studying and training to become an STN to apply.

To learn more, please go to our website (https://www.nswstoma.org.au/nswstoma-stn-scholarship/) and download the application form today!

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18/09/2025

Living with a stoma requires paying extra attention to how hydrated we are. As the weather warms up, you might be wanting a quick and easy (and yummy!) way to rehydrate... well, we've got just the thing! 🍎

Try this simple recipe:

- 240mls apple juice
- 480mls water
- 1/2 teaspoon salt

Stir and enjoy! And let us know how you go! 🧃

10/09/2025

🤔 Need to use a public wheelchair accessible (disability) toilet? ♿

On behalf of the Australian Council of Stoma Associations, we can provide this special Toilet Access Card to you as you have a stoma, a recognised disability. While having it won't guarantee access to a toilet in all instances, you will find almost all people and places are happy to help, so it's handy to have!

We provide this card to all new members when they first join us. If you haven't got one, or if you have lost yours and would like one, just email us at customer.service@nswstoma.org.au to request one. ☺️

08/09/2025

A great video from ABC Science!

For over a decade, Abbey struggled with diarrhoea and pain from Crohn’s disease. Getting a stoma bag changed everything. Subscribe to ABC Science YouTube 👉 ...

07/09/2025

Wishing all Dads a very Happy Father's Day! 💙

We hope you have a wonderful day with your family.

Remember today is a day to celebrate *YOU* and the amazing strength and resilience you show every day just by being you. Having a stoma makes you a stronger person; that's just a fact! (Sorry, we don't make the rules!)

We'd also like to say that we're conscious that today can be a difficult day for those who have lost their father and that you are in our thoughts, too.

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04/09/2025

♀️ This week is Women's Health Week and the theme for this year is 'Say yes to you'.

It's no secret that women tend to put others before themselves... As mothers, wives/partners, grandmothers, sisters, aunts, and friends, it seems like we're always helping take care of - or at least thinking about - someone else!

And while this innate concern in caring for others comes naturally to women, we invite you to use this week to earnestly look at yourself and your own health. Assess where you are now with the same care and concern you would - and do - afford to your family and friends. Is there anything that needs attention? Do you need help?

Whether it's to do with your stoma or something else - for example, mental health is a common concern - we encourage you to be honest with yourself and your GP. You deserve it!

🩷 If you have any stoma-related concerns, please remember we're always here for you and you're always welcome to get in contact if you need support in any area when it comes to managing your stoma; you may even wish to catch up with our STN Anne Marie if you're in need of a check-up and you can't get in to see your local STN.

☺️ As always, take care and stay well, from your friends at NSW Stoma.