Octavia the Octopus is a fabulous, funny and friendly sea companion who loves to teach other sea creatures about her ostomy. She's all about friendship, fun, and learning how to care for stoma sites and ostomy bags!

This book was written to inspire children that have ostomies. Sam comforts his new friend Bethany who is undergoing surgery for a ostomy like he has. He encourages children to look at their stomach/ostomies as their sidekick that has given them superhero strength and now that they can conquer anything, not just children with stomas, but all children facing challenges.

Ollie the bear has a message for you:You can do all that you set your mind to!With his new button he swims, sings and plays.May his story encourage and brighten your days.

Tracing your family lineage has never been easier thanks to Blackwell Genealogy by Edward Maurice Blackwell. With detailed records and accounts of the Blackwell family dating back generations, this book provides a fascinating glimpse into the past. Discover the stories of your ancestors and uncover the secrets of your family's past with this invaluable resource. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

An autobiography of inflammatory bowel diseases patient and health activist Julie Devaney.

Atlas of Human Cranial Macromorphoscopic Traits synthesizes macromorphoscopic traits and their analysis in an accessible manner, providing detailed descriptions and examples of the various character state manifestations intended for use in classrooms, laboratories, and in the field. The volume begins with an outline of the macromorphoscopic dataset, its history, recent modifications to the historical approach, and recent technological and analytical advances. Additional sections cover Nomenclature, Gross Anatomy, Function, Methodology, Line Drawings, Detailed Definitions, Multiple High-resolution Photographs, and Population Variation Data from the Macromorphoscopic Databank (MaMD). The volume concludes with a chapter outlining the statistical analysis of macromorphoscopic data and a summary of the computer programs and reference databases available to forensic anthropologists for the analysis of these data. Provides detailed descriptions, illustrations and high-resolution images of various character state manifestations of seventeen macromorphoscopic traits Applies to both forensic and bioarcheological research Written by the foremost expert on macromorphoscopic trait analysis and estimation of ancestry in forensic anthropology

Friends Gossie and Gertie are waiting and waiting for Ollie to hatch. They try poking, listening, even sitting on top of his egg—but Ollie just won’t come out. Ollie is Ollie and he will decide when it’s time to hatch. Fans of Gossie and Gossie and Gertie will find Ollie just as charming and delightful as the first two books. Any toddler that has had to wait for a new brother or sister will find Ollie irresistible.

Octavia Octopus and her other sea-animal friends play the "how to hide from a hungry creature" game, but Octavia just can't get her ink cloud to be the correct color.

In this book Ann Favreau informs and inspires by sharing prose and poetry about her ostomy journey. Her message of transformation from cancer to caring resonates with hope and encouragement as she relates her touching experiences that emphasize IT'S OKAY TO HAVE AN OSTOMY.

Loo Rolls to Lycra is an inspirational tale of self-belief. A self-confessed couch potato, Caroline Bramwell turned to sport after having her large intestines removed as a result of ulcerative colitis, an inflammatory bowel disease. Dispelling the 'you can't do that' attitude of the medical profession, Caroline set out to become an Ironman.