Why It's Important to Keep the Advocacy Wheels TurningMy bladder cancer journey began almost 6 years ago. I have developed and grown in this time - grown in many ways. Grown as a patient, grown as an advocate,... By Laura MacKenzie3 min readBookmark for later
My Diagnosis Story: A Wild Visit to the Emergency RoomBy the time I got to the front desk and said, "Hey, my hip hurts," my husband was calling me. "Did you just leave the house?"... "Yes"... "Did you tell... By Brittney Tellekamp3 min readBookmark for later
Patient as a PatientBeing a patient - it is not a title we choose or something we choose to enter into. It is forced upon us when our amazing human body stops working... By Laura MacKenzie3 min readBookmark for later
Why It's Important to Keep the Advocacy Wheels TurningMy bladder cancer journey began almost 6 years ago. I have developed and grown in this time - grown in many ways. Grown as a patient, grown as an advocate,... By Laura MacKenzie3 min readBookmark for later
My Diagnosis Story: A Wild Visit to the Emergency RoomBy the time I got to the front desk and said, "Hey, my hip hurts," my husband was calling me. "Did you just leave the house?"... "Yes"... "Did you tell... By Brittney Tellekamp3 min readBookmark for later
Patient as a PatientBeing a patient - it is not a title we choose or something we choose to enter into. It is forced upon us when our amazing human body stops working... By Laura MacKenzie3 min readBookmark for later
Why It's Important to Keep the Advocacy Wheels TurningMy bladder cancer journey began almost 6 years ago. I have developed and grown in this time - grown in many ways. Grown as a patient, grown as an advocate,... By Laura MacKenzie3 min readBookmark for later
My Diagnosis Story: A Wild Visit to the Emergency RoomBy the time I got to the front desk and said, "Hey, my hip hurts," my husband was calling me. "Did you just leave the house?"... "Yes"... "Did you tell... By Brittney Tellekamp3 min readBookmark for later
Patient as a PatientBeing a patient - it is not a title we choose or something we choose to enter into. It is forced upon us when our amazing human body stops working... By Laura MacKenzie3 min readBookmark for later
When Your Mom is Stronger Than ChemotherapyAfter restarting Mom's intravesical chemotherapy, things seemed to go pretty smoothly, at least from my perspective. We had fallen into a kind of routine during those 7 weeks, and Mom... By Charles Anthony Ulloa3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Sharing The Word: Raising Awareness of Bladder CancerToday was a good day. Through a UK Bladder Cancer Charity, I was approached to do a talk, and that talk was today. It was to talk to a patient... By Laura MacKenzie3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Paramedics and UrostomiesOn January 8th, 2023, I was involved in an accident. Shielded by the car to my right as we turned left at an intersection after receiving the green arrow, I...Bookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments8 comments
How long do painful bladder spasms last after chemo/radiation therapyI completed my bladder sparing treatment (turbt/chemo/radiation) for T2 muscle invasive, 10 days ago and my excruciating pain from hourly bladder spasms, day and night is unbearable and wearing me...Bookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 replies
