Let's Get Social on Saturday!

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

We are once again getting together at The Kitchen!

Quick details: Located in the Quil Ceda Creek Casino in Tulalip. 100% non-smoking, free valet parking, and coffee + sodas on the house. Service animals are welcome, too.

Save the date, and we’ll see you there!

Quarterly Ostomy Gathering: Physical Therapist

Our quarterly gathering is scheduled for Monday, February 16, at 6:30 pm.

Our featured speaker will be Jaime McCann, PT, DPT, CLT, from Balanced Body Physical Therapy in Arlington. Jaime has extensive experience with ostomates and cancer patients.

She will cover:

• Bowel Management
• Hernia prevention strategies
• Safe return to exercise
• Pelvic health insights
• Practical, real-life tips

Because of the holiday on Monday, the gathering will only be held 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 Valentine's Day

Our Coffee Baggers meetup will be on Saturday, February 14, from 10 to 11 a.m.

We are once again getting together at The Kitchen, located in the Quil Ceda Creek Casino in Tulalip. Entirely non-smoking, complimentary valet parking, free coffee and sodas. Service animals are also welcome.

We are also having our quarterly gathering on President's Day, Monday, February 16, starting at 6:30 pm via Zoom. The featured speaker will be Jaime McCann, a wonderful physical therapist with extensive experience with ostomies.

We hope to see you there!

Monthly Ostomy Gathering: Physical Therapist

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

Our returning featured speaker will be Dr. Rachel Doza from Empowered Physical Therapy.
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!

Monthly Ostomy Gathering: Physical Therapist

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

Our featured speaker will be Dr. Rachel Doza from Empowered Physical Therapy.
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!

Monthly Ostomy Gathering: Psychologist

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

Our featured speaker will be Dr. Sandra G. Lopez, MS., MFT., Ph.D., a local family therapist and clinical psychologist.

Dr. Lopez has been in private practice in Woodinville for over 20 years. She has a Masters of Science degree in Marriage & Family Therapy and a Doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology.

Her presentation will be:

• Being an Ostomate, Knowing an Ostomate
• Self caring, Care giving and the adjustments for both

She will briefly highlight the needs and adjustments that the individual person (ostomate) with a serious illness and subsequent treatment faces, and the need to self advocate and self-care.

“We (ostomate and caregiver) have a journey and a story to not only survive, but to live as best we can.

We/you are not alone.

It takes a village!”

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!