[NPInfo] Crohn's disease, ostomy and Ironman

[Beverly Bye]

Best wishes!
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From: "thomas rinkacs" <ulfie5 at yahoo.com>
To: <npinfo at nurse.net>
Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 8:21 AM
Subject: [NPInfo] Crohn's disease, ostomy and Ironman


> Hello all
> I've been on this list for a while now and have done a
> few postings but am mainly a reader/observer. I've
> been an NP for 7 years, RN for 15, Crohn's patient for
> 27 years and have had an ileostomy for 24years and
> this coming saturday i hope to add to this list of
> descriptors by finishing the Ironman Florida race. If
> I am able, I would be only the 2nd person ever with an
> ostomy to finish an Ironman distance triathlon
> (2.4mile swim, 112mile bike ride, 26.2mile
> run/walk/crawl).
> This past summer I volunteered for a week at Camp
> Oasis, a camp for kids with Crohn's/Ulcerative
> Colitis. It of course was a great time. It was then I
> decided to try to tie my training into raising money
> for kids camp at Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of
> America (CCFA.org). I've included a link if by some
> chance you'd like to donate. I found out that raising
> money is almost harder than training for the ironman
> but you can't get any donations if you don't ask.I'm
> well aware that there are so many worthwhile charities
> out there that we just can't give to everyone so what
> I'm mainly asking is for your support and a prayer or
> 2 that I might be able to finish. So when you turn
> your clocks back this Saturday, please send me some
> positive thoughts that I may already be finished or
> just about to. My other wish is that if any of you
> guys have any patients, family members, friends with
> Crohn's or an ostomy that you could share a little of
> my story to raise awareness. 
> Here's a link to an award I received last year given
> to people with Inflammatory Bowel Disease or an
> Ostomy.
> Just scroll down a little and you'll find me. (I was
> one of five regional winners but was not chosen as the
> National winner)
> http://greatcomebacks.com/us/awardprogram/current.html#Benitez
> 
> Here's a link to a journal I'm keeping about training
> www.crohnsironman.blogspot.com
> 
> and finally If you'd like to make a tax-deductible
> donation here's that link
> www.januscharitychallenge.kintera.org/fl07/rinkacs
> 
> thanks for reading and have a great week.
> 
> tom rinkacs
> 
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