It all started in 1954. Nurse Elise Sørensen was concerned by the dramatic change in her sister's lifestyle following an ostomy operation. Thora no longer dared to go out, fearing that her stoma would leak in public. Elise was determined to help her sister out of her isolation. She came up with the idea of an ostomy bag with an adhesive ring, which would make it fit tightly to the skin. This would prevent leakage and give her sister -- and thousands of people like her -- the chance to return to