Triangle Ostomy Association
Serving the Ostomy and J-Pouch Community
The Triangle Ostomy Association meets
the First Tuesday each Month at 7:30p.m.
Our primary meeting location is in the Same Day Surgery Waiting Room just to
the left of the main entrance to
Rex Hospital.
News
Summer Break is Over, We're Back on Schedule
Our 2010-2011 season will start on Tuesday, September 7, yup, that's right, the day after Labor Day, so don't let it slip by you in all the holiday madness! We will be having an ICE CREAM SOCIAL, so you don't want to miss this one. See the newsletter for details.
Last Meeting Before Summer Break
We're ending the year on a high note. Terri Kuczynski will be our speaker again! Those of you who have heard Terri speak know that she is a bright, dynamic speaker that everyone enjoys hearing. Those of you who haven't met Terri really should join us for this meeting!
Join us in May to Discuss Social Security Disability with Sonya Withers
Sonya will be discussing Social Security and SSA Disability as they may relate to our members. She is a former Disability Examiner with the US Social Security Administration, and currently works for a non-profit agency helping indigent patients apply for disability. The discussion should be interesting, and I'm sure the question-and-answer portion will be lively.
Join us in April to Hear Dr. Vig
Due to bad weather, we didn't have a meeting in February, and the turnout in March was very small, so Dr. Vig has graciously agreed to speak at our April meeting. Please join us there, we'd love to have a great turnout to show Dr. Vig our appreciation, and I'm certain everyone will enjoy his presentation!
Welcome to 2010!
Help get the year started right by joining us at the January meeting (Tuesday, January 5). Our speaker this month will be Ashley Honeycutt, dietician to discuss Healthy Eating Habits for the New Year.
New Officers Elected
At the June meeting, new officers were elected to the TOA Board. Dan Wiley stepped down as President and Jen Higdon was elected as the new President. Jeff Burcham was elected to fill the Vice-President office left vacant by Jen's election. Bonnie Sessums and Ruth Rhodes were re-elected to their offices of Secretary and Tresurer respectively. Here is a picture of the new officers along with your humble webmaster.
(Left to right:
Jen Higdon, President;
Jeff Burcham, Vice-President;
Bonnie Sessums, Secretary;
Ruth Rhodes, Treasurer;
Ed Withers, Webmaster.)
Summer Break is Over, Back to the Fun!
Our summer break is over, and our next meeting is Tuesday September 1.
We are starting the 2009-2010 season with a new president and vice-president,
we will have a report from the national convention, and based on the pictures, some
interesting questions for Jen about EXACTLY WHAT WENT ON at the convention.
Read the latest issue of the newsletter for more information.
News Archive
To keep the home page down to a reasonable size, older news articles have been moved to an archive page.Click here to view the news archive.
About Us
The Triangle Ostomy Association is a volunteer organization composed primarily of ostomates with the purpose of supplementing the work of the surgeon by offering mutual aid and moral support through people who have learned to live with an ostomy. Trained members visit ostomy patients in hospitals and at their homes upon request and with consent of the patient's physician.
We publish a monthly newsletter and hold monthly meetings. We hope you will attend our monthly program to support our speakers and to become acquainted with our other members and to share your experiences as an ostomate. You do not have to be a member to attend - all are welcome.
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