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Great Comebacks<sup>®</sup>  Advocates on the HillA Message from Rolf Benirschke Friends and Family Know Best: Great Comebacks® Award Recipients Thank Those Who Encouraged Them to Apply Youth Rally Summer Camp Only A Few Months Away!Great Comebacks® Program Recognizes National Award WinnersTriathlete Bo Parrish Receives 2012 Great Comebacks® South Region AwardRolf Interviewed on Sports Talk TV Show in Washington D.C.Rob HillTeam Up!  Join the CCFA Team Challenge National Training Program The Phoenix Tour: Bob Baker Bikes 4,000 Miles to Raise Awareness and Funds for UOAAGreat Comebacks® Recipients at the UOAA Third National Conference: Make Your Voice Heard on World Ostomy Day! Reflections on Reaching New Heights in Machu Picchu Meghan Tierney Hultman Receives 2012 Great Comebacks® Central Region AwardTony Snow Award Recipient LTC(R) Justin F. Blum Named 2011 National JROTC Senior Army Instructor (SAI) Jacob Gottlieb of San Diego, CA Receives 2012 Great Comebacks® West Region AwardRandy Henniger Shares His Battle Won2001 Great Comebacks Recipient  Writes Book to Share Experience Young people With Intestinal Diseases Honored by Great Comebacks<sup>®</sup> for Efforts to Overcome Health Challenges and Achieve their Educational GoalsOstomy Nurse Harriet Pilert Presented with Annual Great Comebacks®  Nurse Award at WOCN 44th Annual ConferenceChief Warrant Officer Bob Cuyler Recognized for Advocacy Work with the UOAA Veterans Outreach ProgramGo Blue for Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month!IBD Adventures Trek to Machu PichuWalter Brilhart of Westminster, MD Receives 2012 Great Comebacks® East Region AwardWound and Ostomy Nurse Joanna Burgess Honored for Exemplary Efforts to Help Patients and Families Face the Challenges of Ostomy SurgeryGreat Comebacks® Program Recognizes WOC Nurse Heidi H. Cross at WOCN 43rd Annual ConferenceCharlie Grotevant Makes Global News After Completing Over 1,000 Races Since His Ostomy SurgeryJenn Stahl of Perryville, MD Honored with Great Comebacks® East Region Award  For Bravery in Battle against Crohn’s Disease and Efforts to Help Others “Feet and Friends” Raise Awareness of Colon Cancer Great Comebacks® Congratulates Comeback Kids™ Award Recipients
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A unifying feeling for many people after ostomy surgery is that they can again lead a full and productive life. The Great Comebacks® Program recognizes these inspirational individuals, both in their personal lives and in their contributions to their communities.
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Walter Brilhart of Westminster, MD Receives 2012 Great Comebacks® East Region Award
Life-long educator and avid outdoorsman living with an ostomy inspires others

November 21, 2012

PRINCETON, NJ October 19, 2012 - The Great Comebacks® Program has named Walter (Walt) Brilhart of Westminster, Maryland the 2012 Great Comebacks® East Region Award recipient for his courageo...

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Make Your Voice Heard on World Ostomy Day!
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October 4, 2012

To recognize World Ostomy Day on October 6, ConvaTec, the sponsor of the Great Comebacks® Program, and the International Ostomy Association have joined together to sponsor the Let’s Be Heard! Vid...

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Meghan Tierney Hultman Receives 2012 Great Comebacks® Central Region Award
Young rectal cancer survivor now serves as an oncology nurse and advocate

September 28, 2012

GRAND RAPIDS, MI September 28, 2012 – The Great Comebacks® Program recognized Meghan Tierney Hultman of Eagan, Minnesota who overcame stage 3 colorectal cancer at only 23 and is now serving as an...

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Triathlete Bo Parrish Receives 2012 Great Comebacks® South Region Award
Nashville resident has competed in more than 100 events since ostomy surgery

September 27, 2012

SAVANNAH, GA September 27, 2012 - The Great Comebacks® Program presented Timex Multisport Team Triathlete Bo Parrish with the 2012 South Region award in a special ceremony at the Southeast Region...

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