***Because of the frigid weather, our meeting on January 15 has been cancelled. The next meeting will be February 19th, Bob Bartlett, psychologist, will be speaking. Our next newsletter will be out the first week in Feb. with more information. Thank you!

Weatherline (763-512-1111) has issued a "traveler's advisory warning." For this reason, we are canceling tonight's meeting. See you next month March 19, 2018.

Our March meeting will focus on Caretakers, families and friends of Ostomates A chance to share concerns. Bring your questions and your stories. 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Social Speaker Support

Our speaker for April is Ann Lowry. Dr. Lowry has had an amazing career in the field of the Colon, A graduate of Radciffe, Tufts, New England Medical Center and then received her training in the area of colon and rectal surgery at the University of Minnesota and stayed in the field for 30 years. She will be speaking at the meeting and asking for…

Our speaker for May is Bob Bartlett: Bob has been a therapist since 1999 working with families, couples and individuals. He will present: Resiliency: Moving through Grief into Coping and Beyond. Bob will speak and take questions and join us for the support part of our meeting. You don’t want to miss this great speaker!

Antless Picnic! Note: Change of time. Arrive early. Dinner is on us: Fried chicken, potato salad, etc. Please bring 1-3 corny jokes.

Our speaker for July will be Jean Abbott. She was diagnosed as a young child with Spastic Diplegia, a form of Cerebral Palsy. After 33 years of countless doctor’s visits, medical procedures, unnecessary medications and surgeries, she was correctly diagnosed with Dopa Responsive Dystonia (DRD) and given a new life! Jean is the author of Misdiagnosed: My Thirty-Year Struggle with a Debilitating Disorder I Never…

“Rap” session sharing our stories about our experiences learning to live and travel with our ostomies. 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Social Speaker Support