Monthly Ostomy Gathering: Bruce Wayne Davis

Our monthly gathering is scheduled for next Monday, November 18 at 6:30 pm.

Our featured speaker will be Bruce Wayne Davis, your Medicare Super Hero.

And don't forget to mark your calendar for our annual Christmas Potluck Party on December 15 from 2 to 6 pm at the Lake Ballinger Center. 

As usual, the gathering will be held in the Snohomish County PUD Electric Building Headquarters at 2320 California St. in Everett.

You can always attend virtually via Zoom:

• Video
  Join via Zoom
  Meeting ID: 818 0251 7929
  Password: zoomostomy
• Phone/Audio
  253-215-8782
  Meeting ID: 818 0251 7929
  Password: 7216698069

We hope to see you there!

Let's Get Social on Saturday Morning!

Our next Coffee Baggers meetup will be on Saturday, November 9, from 10 to 11 a.m.

We are again getting together at one of our favorite spots, The Kitchen, located in the Quil Ceda Creek Casino in Tulalip.

Entirely non-smoking, complimentary valet parking, free coffee and pop. Service animals are also welcome.

We hope to see you there!

Ostomy Fair: Thanks!

We had a great time on Saturday for our second annual Ostomy Awareness Day and Vendor Fair.

Thanks to all the attendees, speakers, vendors, nurses, and all who helped make this event a great success.

Click the collage below to view all the pictures we took at the Fair.

Our next get-together will be in November. Stay tuned.

Ostomy Fair: Parking and Directions

Are you ready for our second annual Ostomy Awareness and Vendor Fair on Saturday?

Here are the parking instructions and directions for when you get there…

Parking Garage

The parking garage entrance is on the opposite side of Providence, north side from the Medical Office Building, at 1800 13th Street, Everett, WA 98201. From Broadway, turn west onto 13th Street. The hospital parking garage will be ahead on your left, at the corner of Oakes Ave and 13th Street.

On the third level (P3) of the garage is the south-end pedestrian walkway; follow this into the Medical Office Building; the brick building with green glass triangular windows.

Parking in the garage requires walking up to 800 feet; about two city blocks. There is disabled parking.

Street Parking

There is also street parking on 13th and Colby, but there is a 2-hour time limit during the day.

Disabled Parking

There is a disability-only parking lot at street level with direct access to the elevators that lead to the basement conference rooms. The parking lot is located on 14th Street, right across from Wetmore Ave.

Directions

Once in the Medical Office Building, proceed to the Basement Level via the elevator or staircase. Follow signage to the Rainier & Cascade Rooms.

Ostomy Fair on Saturday. Be there or be square!

You really don't want to miss our second annual Ostomy Awareness and Vendor Fair on Saturday!

Please visit the fair's website to get directions and parking info…

We hope to see you there!

Ostomy Awareness Fair on October 5th

Mark your calendar! You really don't want to miss our second annual Ostomy Awareness and Vendor Fair on October 5th…

Rachel Caviness, a register dietician and ostomate, will speak in the morning about Healthy Eating Habits for Ostomates.

In the afternoon, we'll have a Q&A session with Dr. Sandra Lopez, a clinical psychologist and ostomate, Holly Vance, an ostomy nurse practitioner and our own Jim Morgan, a life-long double-bagger ostomate. 

In the vendors room, you'll find an ask-a-nurse and ask-an-ostomate stations, vendors and manufacturers, products and educational materials.

Please visit the fair's website to learn more, get directions and parking info, etc.

Monthly Ostomy Gathering: Dawnette Meredith

Our monthly gathering is scheduled for next Monday, September 16 at 6:30 pm.

Our featured speaker will be Dawnette Meredith from Ostomy Teddy Bears and Ostomy 101.

As usual, the gathering will be held in the Snohomish County PUD Electric Building Headquarters at 2320 California St. in Everett.

You can always attend virtually via Zoom:

• Video
  Join via Zoom
  Meeting ID: 818 0251 7929
  Password: zoomostomy
• Phone/Audio
  253-215-8782
  Meeting ID: 818 0251 7929
  Password: 7216698069

We hope to see you there!