Holly Kearl

My 4-year-old son has five health conditions, including imperforate anus (being born without an anus). His body is so unique that there may only be a handful of people in the world with his exact combination. So when he turned to me one day and said, “I wish you had an ostomy bag too,” I could hear in his wish how alone he felt. I didn’t want him to feel alone, so I went into our…