DuPage County Ostomy Support Group

10/06/2026

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10/04/2026

We had an AMAZING event yesterday to celebrate Ostomy Awareness Day!

- 121 people registered for the 3rd Annual Downers Grove, IL Run for Resilience Ostomy 5k; We are truly this year’s theme: One Community, Stronger Together!

- We raised $8,300 not yet counting our location’s share of the national sponsorship money

- Check out this AWESOME video: https://youtu.be/eD4ZTlNyN5g?feature=shared

All Photos and Video by Arielle Christine Payne-Summerfield

United Ostomy Associations of America Run For Resilience Ostomy 5k

09/21/2026

Our next Support Group Meeting is on Wednesday, September 23rd at 6:00 PM Central Time!

We are hosting "Stories from Youth Rally."

Every summer, we sponsor a camper who attends a camp for kids with any sort of bowel or bladder diversion or dysfunction. We will share a presentation about the camp and kids who attend and answer your questions.

Location: This is a Hybrid Meeting. We will meet in the Blue Oak Room at Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove and simulcast via ZOOM.

Zoom Meeting Link

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/4128921053?pwd=l64aMZ5sfDYTab7aOnFPqVmOCD4gWd.1

Meeting ID: 412 892 1053
Passcode: 836278

Phone Link

1 309 205 3325 US

08/31/2026

I’m getting excited for our October 3 Run for Resilience Ostomy 5k in Downers Grove!

September 4 is the deadline for registering in order to guarantee your t-shirt size and availability: https://runsignup.com/Race/IL/DownersGrove/Ostomy5k

08/23/2026

Our next Support Group Meeting is on Wednesday August 26th at 6:00 pm central time!

We are hosting "Show & Tell"

For Show & Tell we ask everyone who would like to share to tell us how they manage their changing routine - the supplies and the process. Great way to learn from each other!

Location: This is a ZOOM ONLY MEETING

Zoom Meeting Link

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/4128921053?pwd=l64aMZ5sfDYTab7aOnFPqVmOCD4gWd.1

Meeting ID: 412 892 1053
Passcode: 836278

Phone Link

1 309 205 3325 US

07/17/2026

Our next Support Group Meeting is on Wednesday, July 22nd at 6:00 pm Central Time!

We are hosting "Living & Thriving After Ostomy Surgery" and we will serve some ICE CREAM TREATS!

Location: This is a Hybrid Meeting. We will meet in the Blue Oak Room at Good Samaritan Hospital (3815 Highland Ave., Downers Grove) and on ZOOM.

Zoom Meeting Link

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/4128921053?pwd=l64aMZ5sfDYTab7aOnFPqVmOCD4gWd.1

Meeting ID: 412 892 1053
Passcode: 836278

Phone Link

1 309 205 3325 US

06/20/2026

Our next Support Group Meeting is on Wednesday, June 24th at 6:00 PM central time

Same Time, New Location!

We are hosting "An Evening with Convatec"

Location: This is a Hybrid Meeting. We will meet in the Blue Oak Room at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital (3815 Highland Ave., Downers Grove, IL 60515) and on ZOOM.

Zoom Meeting Link

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/4128921053?pwd=l64aMZ5sfDYTab7aOnFPqVmOCD4gWd.1

Meeting ID: 412 892 1053
Passcode: 836278

Phone Link

1 309 205 3325 US

06/14/2026

We had ANOTHER great time yesterday representing our support group along with other ostomy supporters at the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Take Steps event in Glenview! Thank you to Terrence, Sue, Monica Scudder, and Tracey Sherman-Falcon!

06/07/2026

We had a great time yesterday representing our support group along with other ostomy supporters at the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Take Steps event in Geneva! Barbara Palais Tischler Bret Cromer Rachael Rock Heather Czarnetzki

05/24/2026

Our next Support Group Meeting is on Wednesday May 27th at 6:00 pm Central

We are hosting "Traveling with an Ostomy"

Location: This is a ZOOM meeting only

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/4128921053?pwd=l64aMZ5sfDYTab7aOnFPqVmOCD4gWd.1

Meeting ID: 412 892 1053
Passcode: 836278

Phone Link

1 309 205 3325 US