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Accident Victim Fitted With 'Bionic Bottom' 18 Nov 2009 16:15 GMT
... Galvin was injured in a motorcycle accident two years ago, he was given a colostomy bag because the muscles that control his bowels were significantly weakened. But Galvin, 55, ...
James Lauberts is charged with criminally negligent homicide, first-degree arson and tampering with physical evidence in connection with the death of his 50-year-old, severely disabled brother. And James Lauberts and his brother,. 22 Nov 2009 09:03 GMT
... move on his own and required 24-hour care. We learned to care for his colostomy and catheter, take his blood pressure, administer medication, feed and hydrate him through a ...
Thank you for being a friend 20 Nov 2009 04:37 GMT
... be there.” Now Lewis faces the recovery process. She will have to use a colostomy bag for three to five months. If her rectum cooperates, it can be reattached ...
Fourth violent criminal of the week deported from Calgary 21 Nov 2009 05:58 GMT
... ended up in his spine, perforating his bowel and forcing him to wear a colostomy bag for months. Mauricio Alberto Cardona Orellana, convicted after a nine-month police investigation into ...
Fourth violent criminal booted 21 Nov 2009 14:39 GMT
... ended up in his spine, perforating his bowel and forcing him to wear a colostomy bag for months. Mauricio Alberto Cardona Orellana, convicted after a nine-month police investigation into ...

Melvin jailed three more months for bail breach, weapon offence 19 Nov 2009 10:58 GMT
... 4 and again in the upper body on April 24, and has had a colostomy. Mr. Melvin has three other cases before the courts. He is awaiting two trials, ...
Child protection is still in a sorry state 19 Nov 2009 13:50 GMT
... says her bowel “rotted inside me”. She cannot have children and now needs a colostomy bag. She said the apology meant nothing to her, but she came to Canberra ...
Doctors Equip Yorkshire Man With A Cyborg Butt 17 Nov 2009 17:16 GMT
... pride and confidence," Galvin told the After he spent a short time with a colostomy bag, the doctors surgically removed muscle from Galvin's leg, fashioned it into an ersatz ...
Doctors Equip Yorkshire Man With Cyborg Sphincter 17 Nov 2009 18:54 GMT
... pride and confidence," Galvin told the After he spent a short time with a colostomy bag, the doctors surgically removed muscle from Galvin's leg, fashioned it into an ersatz ...
Man has 'bionic bottom' thanks to experimental operation 17 Nov 2009 22:35 GMT
... wreck of the muscles responsible for controlling his bowels. First, Galvin underwent a conventional colostomy operation, which allows patients to pass their fecal matter through an opening in the ...

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British man given bionic butt 16 Nov 2009 04:35 GMT
... is a miracle." Galvin had been told that he would have to wear a colostomy bag for life after two operations to control his bowel movements failed. But he ...
Man uses remote to relieve himself 17 Nov 2009 02:31 GMT
... car. Mr Galvin suffered massive internal injuries and had to be fitted with a colostomy bag until surgeons at the Royal London Hospital could perform the complex operation to ...
Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada Announces Paediatric IBD Initiative During Crohn's and Coli 17 Nov 2009 11:15 GMT
... may have to be stored and expelled through an external appliance such as a colostomy bag. Afflicting more than 200,000 Canadians, IBD is more common than Multiple Sclerosis or ...
British Man Has 'Bionic Bottom' 17 Nov 2009 11:50 GMT
... he said doctors still couldn't address the problem he disliked most of all: the colostomy bag. ...
Remote Control Bowels? A Man's 'Bionic Bottom' 17 Nov 2009 12:31 GMT
... he said doctors still couldn't address the problem he disliked most of all: the colostomy bag. ...
Remote Control Bowels? A Man's 'Bionic... 17 Nov 2009 14:10 GMT
... he said doctors still couldn't address the problem he disliked most of all: the colostomy bag. ...
The joy of useless information 17 Nov 2009 15:31 GMT
... about as much water as his uncle's bladder (meaningful pause) "and he's got a colostomy bag". The victim's traumatised wife is that girl Kate Kendell who was in on ...
Remote Control Bowels? Man's 'Bionic Bottom' 17 Nov 2009 17:11 GMT
... he said doctors still couldn't address the problem he disliked most of all: the colostomy bag. ...
Man uses remote to control his 'bionic bottom' 15 Nov 2009 11:36 GMT
... her car. Galvin suffered massive internal injuries and had to be fitted with a colostomy bag until surgeons could perform the complex operation to rebuild his bottom. The medical ...