DuPage County Ostomy Support Group

10/22/2026

Our next Support Group Meeting is on Wednesday October 28th at 6:00 PM Central Time!

We are hosting "Run for Resilience Recap, Halloween Pouch Decorating, and Ostomy Trick or Treat"

Location: We will be in the Blue Oak Room adjacent to the cafeteria at Good Samaritan Hospital. Please park either in the garage near the ER entrance or in the lot in the front of the Physician's Office Center.

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

10/06/2026

Love this video. Thank you to Arielle Christine Payne-Summerfield for making this!

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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