Tag: urostomy

Mrs. Patsy Pope – Bladder Exstrophy – A Miracle Happened


Mrs. Patsy Pope l Bladder Exstrophy l A Miracle Happened l Urostomy l Courage to Shine l Oct 28 2022 – http://www.courage-to-shine.org

92 Year old Patsy Pope of Tennessee born with Bladder Exstrophy and all her medical challenges she has had in live with including a ureterosigmoidostomy then a ileal conduit – urostomy, and her life, marriage and children, Great Story and truly a Courage to Shine story,

Christy Humberd, Wrote:

I was blessed to visit with Mrs. Patsy today. She was born in 1930 with “bladder exstrophy” and has an amazing testimony! Doctors told her parents that her life would be short. But God had other plans! Take some time this weekend to listen to “A Miracle Happened” Click this link:👇 https://youtu.be/wp8J-ubR-gc

I am blessed to know Mrs. Patsy. She came up to me at church and gave me a written copy of her testimony. As soon as I was home, I read it and the tears flowed. This amazing Christian woman has been through a life with many difficulties. She has leaned on the Lord and at 92 years old she stills gives praise to Jesus!💖

Thank you Christy Humberd for the video:

Christy Humberd Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/christy.crowe

Mrs. Patsy Pope original video: https://youtu.be/wp8J-ubR-gc

If you would like to write Patsy do so by writing Patsy@courage-to-shine.org

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Damon Little


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Rachel Jury – Rocking2Stomas.co.uk


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Kylee Hunter- You Can Call Me “Smiley Kylee”


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Courage to Shine™ – Tour III – Spain – November 2012


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4th Annual ABC Great Lakes Chapter Campout – July 20-22, 2012


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Joanna Burgess–Joy’s Way–A Journey of Survival, Hope and Inspiration – Reposted June 9 2012


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Misty Blue Foster & Jamie Holmes Featured in eBook Honoring the Best of UroMed Hometown Heroes


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ENRIQUE ESCAJADA – Courage To Shine™ – Role Model of the Month for March 2012


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Joanna Burgess – Joy’s Way – A Journey of Survival, Hope and Inspiration


Editor’s Note: Courage to Shine™ is honored to present the original story of Joanna Burgess’s amazing and inspirational life.  Joanna originally submitted the following story to be published in a major national magazine, but the magazine elected not to publish it, however their loss is Courage to Shine’s gain.  Joanna Burgess is a nurse, a cancer survivor, a wife and…

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Family Campouts for Bladder Exstrophy


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THOMAS EXLER – Founder & Chairman of Courage to Shine


Note: In 2012, John Walsh from  Stomawise website:  http://www.stomawise.co.uk/ which is based in the United Kingdom, invited Thomas Exler to write about his story for the My Story section of Stomawise website. The following  below was submitted to be placed on the website, however it had to be edited due to the available space and here is the link the article up on the…

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