We are the Association of European Ostomy Associations, created to improve the life of all Ostomates in Europe.
Maria Hass: I have met Di several times at IOA Congresses, it was always a pleasure to meet her. Also other members of the current EOA EC have met her during congresses. Di was a very kind and polite person but also very clear in what she said. She was so lively and she was deeply interested in the wellbeing of ostomates all over the world.
EOA EC is very sorry about her death and the loss for the ostomates’ community.
Link: Dielwen E. Bracken
Dragan Trivun is the founder and president of the association for people with a performed stoma. He also has an ileostomy for 26 years (he was operated in 1994). The ILCO-STOMA RS association is the only association in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The state of emergency due to covid-19 didn’t prevent him from visiting new members. For family members help was necessary because the visit was forbidden from hospital, and they didn’t receive the necessary instructions and recommendations.
Continue reading “Bosnia and Herzegovina in the time of Covid-19”President of EOA invited us to tell him how we spent the last months. I personally underwent an eye surgery in March and thus have enough time to recover.
Since January 2020, the Czech ILCO has a new presidium – three new colleagues were incorporated, young ostomates who are very active and have a lot of bright ideas.
Continue reading “Czech ILCO – June 2020”Finnilcos actions and work methods in the middle of corona – crisis:
At the age of 21, when I was a student at the Belgrade Faculty of Economics, I developed symptoms of ulcerative colitis, such as blood in the stool, disturbed bowel movements, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and a weak appetite. I lost weight, became weak, had a fever… No one in my family has ever had similar symptoms. When I asked the doctor what the cause of the disease was, I was told, “It is anxiety-based“ I lived a relaxed life, became a graduate student in economics, I was member of the folklore dance troupe, always always took care of my diet, I didnt smoke…
Continue reading “Interview with Snežana S. Milojevic – Ilco Serbia”Here you can find usefull tips for eating when you have stoma — the article by Renata Batas, an Enterostomal Therapist at Community Health Centre Ljubljana in Slovenia: Healthy Eating with Stoma.
EOA Conference 2020 / 2021 in Italy
Dear friends.
Do you remember the title from the president‘s message of January last? It was: „Please be there.“ Now it is very clear that we can‘t be in Garda in April as we had planned and prepared. The virus that has been plaguing the world has made it inevitable to postpone the EOA conference in Garda. That is a joint decision of the EOA-EC and FAIS. The vote of members has decided that the EOA conference will take place in April next year. The result was very clear, 19 out of 27 that voted decided on that.
Continue reading “President Message”I remember how happy I was for a say-so on the third degree of disability and for a nice pension. I was afraid the state would not help me and as a cripple I would have to move back to my mother‘s. Phew! It turned out well and I got some money. Unfortunately, not enough to live in Prague. My ability to work is reduced by 70%. How do I solve it now?
Continue reading “I am disabled, nobody will hire me #FakeNews, Tereza Nagyová”Last time I wrote about the importance of putting your feet up and taking a break. I wondered what was another crucial thing for me on my way to health and happiness. And I immediately recognized a job there. Because either we want or not we spend so much time in it!
Continue reading “Fulfilling work, Tereza Nagyová”I see a lot of interesting and talented people around me who have a real potential to do or change something. And now I don’t mean just career potential. Rather, people with a great potential to accomplish something. Personally, I am very motivated by the stories of my handicapped colleagues who are not stopped even by the insidious illness and they go on and create.
Continue reading “Are we ready for change? Tereza Nagyová”