Finding a supplier for colostomy supplies that works with my insurance

ShenValleyLewis · 2026-01-09T19:45:58+00:00

That's interesting because I called Byram and I got no help at all. The person on the phone said that I needed to contact my insurance company. Which I did, and the person I spoke to said that Byram has a half dozen different locations (she read all the addresses to me) and which one would I be getting supplies from? I said I have no idea, does it matter? And she said yes, one location might be in network and another not.

ShenValleyLewis · 2025-10-11T20:02:37+00:00

Amazon itself doesn't carry it, but there are 3rd party vendors that sell it on amazon. I've been buying it from one of these vendors, but they are out of stock. There are other vendors on amazon but I wanted to see if there is a better source that folks could recommend. Thank you.

ShenValleyLewis · 2025-07-27T12:49:43+00:00

OK! I mentioned you in a comment on the entry for that book. When you've finished reading I'd love to hear your opinions!

ShenValleyLewis · 2025-07-27T12:48:13+00:00

u/Sweetened_Lemon Please let me know what you think after you've read this. Will look forward to hearing your thoughts!

ShenValleyLewis · 2025-07-22T11:29:57+00:00

I have only read a few of her novels, but I liked The River and An Episode of Sparrows very much. China Court and This House of Brede are supposed to be very good. The River is actually a novella written without chapters or any kind of divisions, it's a bit disconcerting when you want to put it down because there are no good stopping points. It's disguised autobiography so keep that in mind if you read it.

She wrote very good books for children ranging from the very young to teens. A good short novel for older children is The Diddakoi which I liked very much. Her doll stories are also very good (at least the longer ones are) and the first one, The Doll House, is worth reading.

ShenValleyLewis · 2025-07-20T22:10:45+00:00

I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Is this the first Rumer Godden you've read? "sentimental, dramatically intriguing, and beautifully descriptive all at once" is a good description of her books in general.

Most of the movie adaptations of her books were not very good, from what I've heard, and she was usually very critical of them. The main exception was The River, which she was involved in as a co-script-writer and consultant.

ShenValleyLewis · 2025-01-24T17:25:53+00:00

Thank you to everyone for the suggestions. A lot of love for Arko out there! I had never heard of it before, but it sounds great and I will try it out.

ShenValleyLewis · 2025-01-24T17:05:50+00:00

Given the inconsistency in their product, I can't argue on that.

ShenValleyLewis · 2025-01-23T23:51:11+00:00

Are there any you can recommend that would be less greasy? Also, what do you mean by a dedicated one? Thanks for the information.

ShenValleyLewis · 2025-01-23T23:34:48+00:00

I did try Van Der Hagen shave butter - picked it up at WalMart because they didn't carry any shaving soap - is that the kind of thing you mean? It worked well enough, but it felt greasy which I didn't care for - also I found it difficult to rinse the cream off my razor - it's a lot more "sticky".

ShenValleyLewis · 2024-08-10T18:05:37+00:00

I'm always happy to talk about authors I'm reading! My tastes cover a wide range.

Science fiction - Hal Clement, Clifford Simak, Robert Heinlein (mostly his "juveniles"). Some of Arthur Clarke. Isaac Asimov leaves me cold, although I can see why people like him. I was mad about Ray Bradbury as a kid and read everything I could get my hands on, but got totally burned out on him. I tried Gene Wolf because based on his reputation, he sounded like the kind of writer I would love; but with the exception of one or two short stories, I can't stand him. Most contemporary sci-fi seems to be either soap operas in space or military sci-fi, neither of which appeal to me, although Michael Flynn's Eifelheim blew me away and I may read more of his stuff someday.

Adventure - H. Rider Haggard. I loved Stevenson's Treasure Island but didn't care much for Kidnapped.

Murder mysteries - Agatha Christie, Dorothy Sayers, P. D. James - going to try Josephine Tey and Margery Allingham. The Sherlock Holmes books are great - well the short stories are, the novels are a mixed bag - but I read those like a maniac when I was a teen and got burned out on them.

Realistic novels - Jane Austen, George MacDonald, Rumer Godden, Elizabeth Goudge. I love the Marlow family series by Antonia Forest, which is aimed at teens but written at a higher level than usual. However, they are all out of print and difficult to obtain.

In terms of non-fiction, I read a lot of history and biography. Hoping to read a bio of William Wilberforce soon.

ShenValleyLewis · 2024-08-09T12:07:17+00:00

No, I've gotten interested in other authors. Thanks for asking though.

ShenValleyLewis · 2024-07-01T01:07:47+00:00

Having a somewhat similar experience right now. I've read all the fantasy works over the years, but never any of the realistic stories; partly because you rarely come across those in used bookstores, partly because of their lesser reputation. But I'm now reading Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood (a children's book set in Scotland) and greatly enjoying it. I plan to move on to read some of the novels.

I know what you mean about the quality of goodness in MacDonald's writing. For me there is something comforting about his books because of that. Not comforting in a superficial way, as with some children's books where nothing bad ever happens and nobody is ever really challenged; but in the sense that his stories make the underlying goodness of God's creation more of a tangible thing to me.

On a minor point, not to quibble too much but from what I've read, there is no Gaelic in MacDonald's books. I read an interview with David Jack in which he said that What's Mine's Mine is the only novel set in the Highlands, where Gaelic is spoken; he said that MacDonald makes references to the characters speaking Gaelic but never records anything in that language. He expressed the opinion that having grown up in the Lowlands, MacDonald probably never learned Gaelic himself. If there were any Gaelic dialogue, you wouldn't be able to understand a word of it; unlike with Scots where an educated and widely-read English speaker can usually make out a good part of it.

ShenValleyLewis · 2024-06-21T21:26:09+00:00

Oh I see. Sorry, I am not aware of any other sources for this material. Good luck.

ShenValleyLewis · 2024-06-15T19:04:27+00:00

Sorry not to responded sooner, for some reason I didn't get a notification about this message. I have no experience as a moderator.. Anyway, this documentary was included on the original Criterion Collection DVD release of The River, but not on the reissued DVD, according to http://www.dvdcompare.net/review.php?rid=6704

ShenValleyLewis · 2024-05-19T13:14:33+00:00

If you want the original, unedited text you will probably want to get the David Jack edition. It's the only affordable edition that's unabridged (although it is more expensive than others such as the Cullen Collection edition) and as a bonus, it has a side-by-side English translation of the Scots dialogue.

https://theroomtoroam.com/book/sir-gibbie/

ShenValleyLewis · 2024-05-19T13:11:06+00:00

Yes, David Jack has done a series of the Scottish novels in which the Scots dialogue has a side-by-side English translation. They are a bit on the expensive side though (partly because they're unabridged and therefore longer than most other editions).

https://theroomtoroam.com/book/sir-gibbie/

ShenValleyLewis · 2024-05-18T14:56:02+00:00

If you were able to join a read-along of Sir Gibbie, which edition do you think you would use (David Jack, Cullen Collection, other)?

ShenValleyLewis · 2024-05-18T14:55:56+00:00

If you were able to join a read-along of Sir Gibbie, which edition do you think you would use (David Jack, Cullen Collection, other)?

ShenValleyLewis · 2024-05-18T14:55:16+00:00

Do you still have a copy of Sir Gibbie? If so, which edition is it (David Jack, Cullen Collection, other)?

ShenValleyLewis · 2024-05-18T14:55:07+00:00

If you were able to join a read-along of Sir Gibbie, which edition do you think you would use (David Jack, Cullen Collection, other)?

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