Living with stoma and still active at 93 years
V. Arockiasamy, a 93-year-old retired school principal, is being highlighted for his active and positive lifestyle while living with a stoma for 28 years. His story serves as an inspiration for ostomy awareness, emphasizing the importance of family support and personal resilience.
Why it matters
The article promotes health awareness and reduces the stigma associated with ostomy procedures by showcasing a successful, long-term patient experience.
Today, as people celebrate World Ostomy Awareness day, a nonagenarian, V. Arockiasamy has been living with stoma for the past 28 years. This, in itself, is no mean achievement and leading a life that is still productive and filled with positivity is a miracle that 93-year-old Mr. Arockiasamy demonstrates till date.
A retired principal of Thambithottam Higher Secondary School, in Chinnalapatti, Gandhigram, he was diagnosed with rectal cancer in 1998. After bouts of chemotherapy, he was put on a stoma and his wife S. Aloysius Arockiasamy, a retired teacher, became his primary caretaker.
In lay words, an ostomy is a surgical procedure done to receive a stoma through which body waste passes through automatically and is collected in an external pouch.
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