The book my life with stoma in edition three, part 1 with more content, information and other formatting. The diagnosis was and still is terrible for me, but I have learned to live with my disease. A disease that is not curable today, but where the symptoms can be alleviated. After such a diagnosis one is first shocked and after a time of reflection, dejected. An enormous amount of time passes until our brain understands what is actually happening to us.