A few years ago I wanted to do something a little creative for some of the ostomy pages I follow on Facebook, so I took a copy of an old fashion figure drawing I made for my daughter and I added a heart shaped ostomy bag to it. I was happy because lots of people liked it and shared it, so I started doing some more.
One girl from Brazil named Vivi asked if I would draw her because she had an unusual horizontal scar and I was happy to do it and she loved it.
I was born and grew up in New York. I began to get sick with Crohn’s when I was 14 years old although it was originally diagnosed as colitis. My father, who was a doctor, always told me that one day I might have to wear a bag but I thought he was trying to scare me. Guess what? He was right. In October of 1978 I had my ileostomy done at NYU Medical Center in Manhattan. Since then my health has been good. I work hard as an accountant and am married with a beautiful daughter of whom I am very proud.
It’s become a labor of love!
Paul, Crohn’s disease.
