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How would you handle it if you ended up having a medical condition that suddenly made you different from everyone else, in the most embarrassing way possible?That’s what happened to Mike.Today you’ll hear about when Mike got the news from his doctor – sorry, you won’t be able to poop the normal way any more. From now on, for the rest of your life, you’ll use a bag, actually called a pouch, and you’re gonna poop directly from your stomach into that.And when Mike got that news, he was just a kid – not even a teenager yet.So today, Mike’s gonna tell us what that was like, and how he handled it, and what it’s like today, as an adult with an ostomy. I asked Mike all the questions that normally you’d never be comfortable asking someone in this situation.This conversation with Mike is so real. That’s what we do here – real life. You’ll hear it all, because Mike is open to talking about everything. And you know what else he is? He’s happy and he loves life. Because he wants people to know – if you get the diagnosis he got, it’s not the end of the world.If you’d like to contact Mike, his email is mikegmoffat@yahoo.caFull show notes and pictures for this episode are here:https://WhatWasThatLike.com/175Resources:The r/ostomy subreddit – 8000 members - https://www.reddit.com/r/ostomy/Meet an OstoMate – large ostomy community - https://www.meetanostomate.org/Facebook groups:The Real Ostomy Support Group – 23k members - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1160120857334266Stoma and Ostomy Support Group – 14k members –https://www.facebook.com/groups/1442544766001622Colostomy and Stoma Support Group – 13k members –https://www.facebook.com/groups/607387186088212Graphics for this episode by Bob Bretz. Transcription was done by James Lai.Want to discuss this episode and other things with thousands of other WWTL listeners? Join our podcast Facebook group at WhatWasThatLike.com/facebook (many of the podcast guests are there as well)Get every episode ad-free, AND get all the Raw Audio exclusive episodes to binge, by joining the other listeners at What Was That Like PLUS.Try What Was That Like PLUS free:iPhone: at the top of the What Was That Like podcast feed, click on “Try free”Android: on your phone, go to WhatWasThatLike.com/PLUS and click to try it free on any appSponsor deals:Go to Seed.com/what and use code 25WHAT to get 25% off your first month.Go to storyworth.com/what to save $10 on your first purchase!Get 15% off OneSkin with the code WHATWAS at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpodCancel your unwanted subscriptions by going to RocketMoney.com/whatwas.This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at BetterHelp.com/whatwas and get on your way to being your best self.Go to cookunity.com/What or enter code What before checkout for 50% off your first week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every Tuesday, we grab a past question from the Facebook group, then Meredith and Scott answer it and read some of the answers given by other listeners.The question for this episode:What’s something you LOVE, that everyone else hates?Links for this episode:The smell of horse fartsAwesome Facts about BatsMeredith For Real episode 143 - Why is cannibalism taboo? Placenta, Columbus & CommunionOpossumsThe TV show AloneWWTL episode 75 – Woniya was alone in the ArcticTo check out the new Tuesday Question and get in the discussion, join us at WhatWasThatLike.com/facebook.Sponsor deals:Go to Seed.com/what and use code 25WHAT to get 25% off your first month.Go to storyworth.com/what to save $10 on your first purchase!Cancel your unwanted subscriptions by going to RocketMoney.com/whatwas.This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at BetterHelp.com/whatwas and get on your way to being your best self.Go to cookunity.com/What or enter code What before checkout for 50% off your first week.Go to Seed.com/WHAT and use code 25WHAT to get 25% off your first month.Go to rakuten.com or get the Rakuten app to start saving today!To get 15% off your next gift, go to UNCOMMONGOODS.com/WHATWAS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every Tuesday, we grab a past question from the Facebook group, then Meredith and Scott answer it and read some of the answers given by other listeners.The question for this episode:When you were a child, did you ever have a same-age friend die? How did you handle it?Links for this episode: Meredith For Real ep 165 – Grieving during the holidays:https://www.meredithforreal.com/podcast-episodes/episode/7a37d91f/ep-165-or-grieving-during-the-holidays-sneaky-symptoms-and-finding-joyDeath Cafes:https://DeathCafe.comWWTL ep 168 – Julie is a Hospice Nursehttps://WhatWasThatLike.com/168Valerie’s House:https://valerieshouse.org/To check out the new Tuesday Question and get in the discussion, join us at WhatWasThatLike.com/facebook.Sponsor deals:Go to Seed.com/what and use code 25WHAT to get 25% off your first month.Go to storyworth.com/what to save $10 on your first purchase!Get 15% off OneSkin with the code WHATWAS at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpodCancel your unwanted subscriptions by going to RocketMoney.com/whatwas.This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at BetterHelp.com/whatwas and get on your way to being your best self.Go to cookunity.com/What or enter code What before checkout for 50% off your first week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Enjoy this special presentation of RISK!, a podcast where people tell jaw-dropping true stories they never thought they'd dare to share in public. In this episode, Cory Byrom and Chris Lundy share stories about the best and worst times with their friends from childhood. For more episodes of RISK!, be sure to check them out wherever you get your podcasts.Also:This is the video from the TODAY Show that you’ll hear about in this week’s Listener Story:https://www.today.com/video/like-mother-like-daughter-both-get-ambush-makeovers-610631747697 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every Tuesday, we grab a past question from the Facebook group, then Meredith and Scott answer it and read some of the answers given by other listeners.The question for this episode:Have you ever gone back to visit your childhood home? How would you describe that experience?To check out the new Tuesday Question and get in the discussion, join us at WhatWasThatLike.com/facebook.Sponsor deals:Get 15% off OneSkin with the code WHATWAS at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpodCancel your unwanted subscriptions by going to RocketMoney.com/whatwas.This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at BetterHelp.com/whatwas and get on your way to being your best self.Go to cookunity.com/What or enter code What before checkout for 50% off your first week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are few forces in the world stronger than a mother protecting her baby.If you’re outdoors and you happen to come across a mama bear, everyone knows you better not get between her and her cubs. Actually, it’s a bad idea to be anywhere near them. If you appear as any kind of a threat, it’s not gonna turn out well.But I would say that’s just as true for human mothers. They will do anything to make sure their baby is safe – and that includes risking their own life to save their child.Janette was a young mother. She and her husband, Greig, had a young baby – their son Alex was just 9 months old.So Janette and Greig had just arrived home. Their little Alex was still in the back seat of the car, strapped into his car seat. Then it happened. Just minutes later, they were in the car while it was being driven by two armed kidnappers.She wanted desperately to protect her baby, but there was nothing she could do.Janette and her husband were locked in the trunk.How YOU can take action to move the Hot Car Final Rule forward ASAP:https://www.kidsandcars.org/hot-car-letter-to-congress-membersIf you’d like to learn more and get involved with Kids and Car Safety, or contact Janette, you can do that at the website – KidsAndCars.orgThe process that Janette went through to get laws passedLaura’s episode – Laura’s Pain Became her PurposeLaura’s non-profit is called Anderson’s Alert, and her podcast is called Beck’s Backseat to Change.Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here:https://WhatWasThatLike.com/172Graphics for this episode by Bob Bretz. Transcription was done by James Lai.Want to discuss this episode and other things with thousands of other WWTL listeners? Join our podcast Facebook group at WhatWasThatLike.com/facebook (many of the podcast guests are there as well)Get every episode ad-free, AND get all the Raw Audio exclusive episodes to binge, by joining the other listeners at What Was That Like PLUS.Try What Was That Like PLUS free:iPhone: at the top of the What Was That Like podcast feed, click on “Try free”Android: on your phone, go to WhatWasThatLike.com/PLUS and click to try it free on any appSponsor deals:Get 15% off OneSkin with the code WHATWAS at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpodCancel your unwanted subscriptions by going to RocketMoney.com/whatwas.This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at BetterHelp.com/whatwas and get on your way to being your best self.Go to cookunity.com/What or enter code What before checkout for 50% off your first week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every Tuesday, we grab a past question from the Facebook group, then Meredith and Scott answer it and read some of the answers given by other listeners.The question for this episode:You earn a million dollars (tax free) for every full year you spend in a maximum security prison. How long would you stay?To check out the new Tuesday Question and get in the discussion, join us at WhatWasThatLike.com/facebook.Sponsor deals:Get 15% off OneSkin with the code WHATWAS at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpodCancel your unwanted subscriptions by going to RocketMoney.com/whatwas.This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at BetterHelp.com/whatwas and get on your way to being your best self.Go to cookunity.com/What or enter code What before checkout for 50% off your first week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every Tuesday, we grab a past question from the Facebook group and post some of your answers.The question for this episode:You get to have lunch with any living celebrity. Who do you choose?To check out the new Tuesday Question and get in the discussion, join us at WhatWasThatLike.com/facebook.Sponsor deals:Get 15% off OneSkin with the code WHATWAS at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpodCancel your unwanted subscriptions by going to RocketMoney.com/whatwas.This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at BetterHelp.com/whatwas and get on your way to being your best self.Go to cookunity.com/What or enter code What before checkout for 50% off your first week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices