The older I get the more I long for time with those that are older than I. It is a simple part of growing up and it surprises me every single time. I love spending time with my family and especially when I am able to do it in places that my father loves. This means that going to the woods and hunting is most likely going to be the goal for me and my father to spend time together. For me I was a bit worried at first because I have a stoma. I was a little unsure if this was going to be a safe thing to do in the long run, but all my fears were really just that, fears. I knew that spending time with my Dad was more important than simply sitting in fear that my stoma would not be able to deal with the activity. So I made a plan and that was to first make sure I was going to be able to get out into the woods again. Being new to the whole idea of an ostomy I learned everything I could from my Nurse and Doctors. They were amazing on daily care and nightly of course. I was most interested in night time activities and most worried about those at first. I think most people feel the same thing and worry the most about our personal looks and how to deal with them when you just get out of surgery or right before you go in. What this meant was that I had to do a lot of research on my own for active activities. This led me to many different places. I first decided to go to the library and see what books were available. I have found that when it comes to history, someone has always done what you have and most likely way better. Just think, I wanted to know how people coped with stomas in the wild in the past. Because their journey would be similar only with much less technological gear. That is also a big motivational boost because I am able to know that it can be done without all the amazing gear we have today. The honest truth is that so many people did incredible things with stoma's that by the end of my reading for a weekend I felt pretty stupid. I then decided to act, and that act was to first get my body in shape to be active. This meant slowly working out and getting my abs in shape. This is so much harder then I thought, but I talked to many pharmacists and even a large manufacturer to get some active gear that would work for my body. I ended up with some smaller athletic bags and also some cool belt setups to keep everything from shifting on my body. Another area that surprised me the most was my footwear. The movement we make when walking and jogging actually effects a whole lot of your body and also the impacts it makes on it. I ended up learning about barefoot shoes and how they can help lessen the impact on my body. Instead of heal striking, I started to run like the American Indians of old and it changed my body. It made my body much more agile and strong. It also lessened the impacts I felt. Such a cool move. So now I get out and love my time in the woods.
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