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Great Comebacks® Recipients at the UOAA Third National Conference: Great Comebacks® Program Recognizes National Award WinnersGreat Comebacks<sup>®</sup> Program Announces 2011 Tony Snow Public Service Award Recipient2011 Great Comebacks West Region Award Recipient Randy Henniger Featured on News 10, Sacramento, CAThe Phoenix Tour: Bob Baker Bikes 4,000 Miles to Raise Awareness and Funds for UOAATony Snow Recipients Gear Up to Help Others in 2012Team Up!  Join the CCFA Team Challenge National Training Program 2001 Great Comebacks Recipient  Writes Book to Share Experience Great Comebacks® Recognizes Joanna Burgess, RN, As National Award RecipientFriends and Family Know Best: Great Comebacks® Award Recipients Thank Those Who Encouraged Them to Apply Great Comebacks® Program Recognizes WOC Nurse Heidi H. Cross at WOCN 43rd Annual ConferenceYoung people With Intestinal Diseases Honored by Great Comebacks<sup>®</sup> for Efforts to Overcome Health Challenges and Achieve their Educational GoalsReflections on Reaching New Heights in Machu Picchu Jenn 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 Youth Rally Summer Camp Only A Few Months Away!Colorectal cancer survivor Karen Lewis recognized for efforts to raise awareness and funding for cancer research and for completing 32 marathonsTony Snow Award Recipient LTC(R) Justin F. Blum Named 2011 National JROTC Senior Army Instructor (SAI) Ostomy Resolution Support UpdateGreat Comebacks® Congratulates Comeback Kids™ Award Recipients Great Comebacks<sup>®</sup>  Advocates on the HillMake Your Voice Heard on World Ostomy Day! Ostomy Nurse Harriet Pilert Presented with Annual Great Comebacks®  Nurse Award at WOCN 44th Annual ConferenceRob HillChief Warrant Officer Bob Cuyler Recognized for Advocacy Work with the UOAA Veterans Outreach ProgramMeghan Tierney Hultman Receives 2012 Great Comebacks® Central Region AwardJacob Gottlieb of San Diego, CA Receives 2012 Great Comebacks® West Region AwardRandy Henniger Shares His Battle WonRolf Interviewed on Sports Talk TV Show in Washington D.C.Wound and Ostomy Nurse Joanna Burgess Honored for Exemplary Efforts to Help Patients and Families Face the Challenges of Ostomy Surgery
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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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A Message from Rolf Benirschke

May 22, 2013

It is hard to believe that Great Comebacks is almost 30 years old now but it is! Looking back it was the diagnosis of my Inflammatory Bowel Disease in 1978 and subsequent ostomy surgery in 1979 for ul...

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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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