Jo-Ann L. Tremblay

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Ostomy Life-Style Expert

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Jo Ann Tremblay is a brave, inspirational woman. Not only has she been through the depths of ill health and faced everything with faith and determination, but she also has the courage to take us with her on the journey. This book allows us into her thoughts as she undergoes a colostomy. It's not an easy read because it's not supposed to be. It's intimate, factual and honest.

As we age, as our parents age, we are all going to face various health challenges. Ms Tremblay's was very severe and almost killed her. In the end, her entire life changed. She has to manage a stoma appliance, whom she fondly calls Percy.

Like many people who have had to adjust to an apparatus that allows them life - although one that is transformed and suddenly dependent - Jo Ann is a hero. She adapts with humour, resolve, and love. Her family is uppermost in her mind as she struggles to get better. They love her - and as her husband Mark says, "Better with a bag than in one". She loves them enough not to give up.

I found this book sad, frightening, inspiring and joyful. I highly recommend it to anyone who is facing any kind of health challenge - or to their caregivers and loved ones. And by that I mean, all of us.

- Amazon Customer

Once again, Jo-Ann L. Tremblay has produced a wonderful, inspiring work. Ms. Tremblay has a way of lifting the spirit of anyone who has had the privilege of experiencing her work.

- Sherrill Wark

I loved this book. It is funny, sad, informative, and true to life. I would recommend this to everyone. I think a lot of people go through medical problems with nobody listening to them.

- Diane

Jo-Ann's Latest Release

Another BAG Another DAY, the follow-up account to the author’s first book, Better WITH a Bag than IN a Bag, is the remarkable story of the author’s journey, in her own words “from the brink of death to recovery through humour and inspiration.”

After a lengthy illness, the author underwent life-saving surgery that resulted in the creation of an ostomy (an artificial opening in an organ of the body, created during an operation such as a colostomy, ileostomy, or gastrostomy) and the stoma she affectionately calls “Percy”. Another BAG Another Day is far from being a depressing memoir. I thoroughly enjoyed Tremblay’s sense of humour and her “intimite” relationship and witty dialogues with “Percy”; I admire her strength in admitting her fears, and I rejoiced with her in her victory over death.

The book is a must read for anyone who has faced great adversaries in life, be it healthwise or otherwise, including those who are in good health. In the final pages, the reader – especially those afflicted with a serious gastrointestinal disease – will find specific information and advice, well researched and explained in layman’s terms.

This reader is wholeheartedly hoping and wishing that the author’s suffering has finally come to an end. Best of luck to you, Ms. Tremblay, and to “Percy.”

- Rose

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