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Eddy (62) Learned to Change His Own Stoma: 'Easier than Patching a Band'

Summary by Omroep Brabant
To alleviate some of the pressure on home care, the Bravis hospital in Roosendaal and Bergen op Zoom launched the SELF academy this year. Nurses teach patients how to perform certain tasks themselves, eliminating the need for home care. This ranges from changing a stoma to administering an injection. This allows 62-year-old Eddy van Hove to change his own stoma. "Why ask for help when you can do it so easily yourself?" Van Hove has had a stoma …
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To alleviate some of the pressure on home care, the Bravis hospital in Roosendaal and Bergen op Zoom launched the SELF academy this year. Nurses teach patients how to perform certain tasks themselves, eliminating the need for home care. This ranges from changing a stoma to administering an injection. This allows 62-year-old Eddy van Hove to change his own stoma. "Why ask for help when you can do it so easily yourself?" Van Hove has had a stoma …

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Omroep Brabant broke the news in on Wednesday, July 16, 2025.
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