After being left with two permanent ostomy bags, Jearlean Taylor wants to encourage other cancer survivors to embrace their differences Joelle Goldstein is a Senior News Editor on the TV team for ...

Growing up with ostomy bags in Baltimore, Maryland, fashion model Jearlean Taylor wasn't sure she would be able to pursue her dreams. Now, she's on a mission to inspire others to embrace what makes ...

A fashion model has not allowed cancer or her two permanent ostomy bags get in the way of pursuing her dreams — and now she says she wants to inspire others. Jearlean Taylor, 51, of Baltimore, was ...

A permanent ostomy bag and a long recovery are often associated with colorectal cancer surgery, but according to a surgeon at Baylor College of Medicine, advances in the field mean that these concerns ...

At the age of 2.5 years old, I developed a rare form of vaginal cancer called rhabdomyosarcoma. Doctors thought I would not live to celebrate my third birthday. Since the age of 3 years old, I have ...

An ostomy bag is an umbrella term for the types of bags that collect waste from surgical openings in your intestines or bladder. A colostomy bag is a type of ostomy bag used to collect stool. Share on ...

Jearlean Taylor wowed the owner of the modeling agency and school with her fierce walk, long legs and cover girl face. But underneath what looked like a flawless model body, Taylor carried a secret ...

Sara Levitt proudly carries her story of survival and self-love whenever she walks down the runway or poses for the camera. The 30-year-old model has been smashing stigmas in recent years, being an ...

Sara Levitt on the beach; Sara Levitt with a full ostomy bag. Sara Levitt is breaking barriers in more ways than one. A lifelong battle with Crohn’s disease and years of living with an ostomy haven’t ...

Suzanne Dore, a 42-year-old British mother-of-two, is a major fashionista. She's also a cancer survivor. Suzanne was diagnosed with advanced bowel cancer back in 2010. She'd experienced stomach ...

Jearlean Taylor wowed the owner of the modeling agency and school with her fierce walk, long legs and cover girl face. But underneath what looked like a flawless model body, Taylor carried a secret ...

KUSA - Saturday is the national Ostomy Awareness Day. This day is being used to bring attention to both ostomies and continent diversion-type surgeries. Although there are different types of ostomies, ...