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Information for Malone/ MACE/ Appendicostomy - Disabled Living

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colostomy. It's worth the normalcy <strong>for</strong> my child, and he looks<br />

<strong>for</strong>ward to his potty time alone.<br />

• DO IT! Be an advocate <strong>for</strong> your child. Our surgeon believed that 5<br />

years old was too young and wanted us to try lots of different<br />

things. We insisted on this and said we would go elsewhere and<br />

then he did it.<br />

• Do it! We love the malone. My child was 3 at the time... I doubt he<br />

remembers anything different.<br />

• Bring lots of Kleenex, bring a journal, cry a lot, laugh a lot, it's all<br />

worth it.<br />

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