This
site not about Rosko "
Colostamate"
Kidwell. It is about those who have undergone
colostomy surgery,
like he did years ago, and were told "you can't do that". Now at 70 plus he is
doing that, daily! He's flying high literally, |
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R.E. ROSKO COLOSTOMATE KIDWELL,
A disabled American Veteran of the
Korean War, a life member of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted
Masons of Japan, a retired member of the International Association
of Machinists, Member of USPA, USHGA, ULTRALITE PILOTS
ASSOCIATION, Motorcycle Association and now a volunteer at the Community
Museum at the location of the First McDonald's in the World. |
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Rosko is on the ballot for
the San Bernardino County,5th District, Supervisor. He will serve
without pay, thereby saving the taxpayer the $89,000.00 yearly
salary and will try to encourage everyone to live the statement,
"ASK NOT
WHAT THE COUNTY CAN DO FOR YOU BUT WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR THE
COUNTY."
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Rosko makes a difference in other peoples
lives every day. If he's not inspiring
ostomy patients
like himself with his prowess as a skydiver, bungee jumper and tri-athlete he is probably
greeting guests at the Historic Site of The Original McDonald's.
The McDonalds Museum is located at 1398 N. E
street,
on the corner of 14th &
E Streets in San Bernardino, California.
Phone (909) 885-6324
Rosko likes to prove that people who've had colostomy surgery
can pursue adventure and hopes that he might also inspire other seniors. Robert
"Rosko" Kidwell received a certificate of recognition for his good works by USA
WEEKEND which co-sponsors Make A Difference Day. Rosko truly has
made a difference!
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| The former Santa Fe Railroad machinist made 61
bungee jumps at Fiesta Village in Colton to inspire people who've undergone colostomies or
other major surgeries. They can lead active, normal lives too. "I try to emphasize if
you've had an ostomy you can still break world records and carry on with a life." He
climbed 6,100 steps that day to make the bungee jumps, setting another new record. |
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1976, Rosko suffered from ulcerative colitis. Doctors snipped
off eight inches of his colon. Then he underwent a colostomy surgery that left a hole in his abdomen and
his waste to drain into a bag. I've worn it for over 20 years. "I've
gotten used to it," Rosko says, who also suffered a heart attack in 1979.
An ostomate requires an external bag or
appliance attached to his or her body to collect wastes, because the normal elimination
process can no longer function. The affliction can occur at any age, including newborn
babies whose doctors have discovered the need for immediate surgery. Ostomies result from
colitis, Crohn's disease, cancer, injuries, or birth defects, and they number over 100,000
annually in North America. |
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We've had 
visitors since March 29 1999
Email Rosko at Route 66.
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