Susan Ostmo

💪 @nostmo39 had a DAY - 25 reps on the bench would have been the most of any running back at this year's #NFLCombine! 😤 #GoGriz

Our guy @nostmo39 SHOWED OUT 😤 #GoGriz / #GrizProDay

@KatTimpf Praying for you, Kat! Motherhood is a blessing no one understands until they experience it. Your experience is beyond what most might ever have to endure, yet you express gratitude to your beautiful son for his part in saving you. Wishing you all the best ❤️

An Unconventional Birth Announcement Last week, I welcomed my first child into the world. About fifteen hours before I went into labor, I was diagnosed with breast cancer.  Now, before you worry, my doctor says it’s Stage 0 and is confident that it almost certainly hasn’t spread.  Or, as I’ve explained to the few people I’ve managed to tell about it so far: Don’t freak out. It’s just, like, a LITTLE bit of cancer.  Still, it was not a chill day. I mean, to say the least! I woke up more-than-a-week-past-due pregnant, completely consumed by doing everything I could to get the baby out. By the middle of the afternoon, I was waddling around from appointment to appointment, talking about how to get my cancer out. I sat and listened as they told me that the best course of action would likely be a double mastectomy as soon as possible. I asked all the questions I could, including if I could get a copy of my tumor ultrasound to put on the fridge next to the ultrasound of my baby. Finally, by the middle of the night, I was crawling around on the floor of my apartment in spontaneous labor, before heading to the hospital to meet my baby, whom I’d learn at the time of birth was a son.  The good news? People who work at hospitals make excellent audiences for dark humor -- and, as someone whose first book was about the power of jokes to get through traumatic situations, there was really no better place for me to be. Just minutes after my boy was born, I was talking with the nurses about what a birth announcement in my situation might look like.  Should I go with “Mom and baby are doing well, except maybe for mom’s cancer, and then maybe the baby after breastfeeding is stunted by her double mastectomy,” and then shut off my phone for a week? Anyway! These next three months of maternity leave are going to look a lot different than I’d anticipated, and I’m still getting used to my new reality. Still, as I navigate new motherhood (and new cancer) I’m learning to celebrate everything I can. I’m lucky that we found the cancer so early; I’m lucky to be my son’s mom. I mean, I know I’m biased, but the little dude absolutely rules -- and not just because he might have saved my life. Thank you all for your support, laughter, and love as I embrace this wildly unexpected chapter. Here’s to resilience, to miracles in the midst of chaos, and to finding humor and hope even on the toughest days. Kat

The #3 rushing team in FCS? That’s right: your Montana Grizzlies 💪

.@nostmo39 finished with 43 yards on the ground yesterday to aid UM’s rushing attack. He’s up to 637 yards this season and is up to 1,838 in his career which cracks the top-10 all-time for #GrizFB 📸: @JamesDobsonTV, @SlimKimmel

Montana #GrizFB running back Nick Ostmo (@nostmo39) moved to No. 10 in school history for career rushing yards during the win over NDSU. He's up to 1,838 yards, passing Monty Bullerdick and Jeremy Calhoun on Saturday. He also has 21 career rushing TDs, the 10th most in UM history

🏠 HOUSE CALL for @nostmo39 from 46 out! #GoGriz

Up With Montana! #GoGriz

Can you feel it? 𝙂𝙍𝙄𝙕 𝙁𝙊𝙊𝙏𝘽𝘼𝙇𝙇 𝙄𝙎 𝘽𝘼𝘾𝙆! 👏 #GoGriz

⁦@nostmo39⁩ ⁦@MontanaGrizFB⁩ instagram.com/stories/nickos…

⁦@nostmo39⁩ happy birthday! Love you!❤️🎁🎂🎉

@AREA__57 Love @AREA__57 🐻🏈❤️

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Stats for @nostmo39 the last two weeks 37 carries 369 yards 4 rec 102 yards 6 touchdowns

Just that easy for @nostmo39 💪 #GoGriz // #RTD

It was a career day for @nostmo39 26 carries for 221 yards and 2 TD's. @ grabs for 39 yards. 6th most rush yards in UM history

ONE MORE ON THE BOARD from @nostmo39! 💪 24-14 UM over SAC with 8:42 to play. #GoGriz // #RTD

A new biomarker for #ROP severity using #OCT technology - our latest paper is out in @JAMAOphth! Thank you for a fantastic research year @jian_yifan @jpetercampbell @aaron_coyner @SusanOstmo @NEIDirector @YaliJiaOCT @CaseyEye #full-text-tab" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">jamanetwork.com/journals/jamao…

Montana Grizzly running backs hitting stride at the right time missoulian.com/sports/college… via @missoulian

TOUCHDOWN, MONTANA! All gas for @nostmo39 as he takes it 36 yards to the house! Griz 47, NSU 0 - 12:22/4th #GoGriz #RTD