Anita Brown

It has been a while since I last wrote anything, and that has been due to my physical and mental health. I found life so overwhelming that I retreated into...

The consultation day had arrived. It was here, the day I hoped would be a life changer for me however, due to the coronavirus, my consultation was to be held...

I would like to share the science bit, just briefly, and describe what the two main chemical cannabinoids in cannabis do as well as inform you about Project Twenty21. Cannabis...

Where do I start? I really don't know how to start this article however, I feel that I need to write a bit of background history so you can understand...

I should be the queen of self-care by now. You would think so, wouldn't you? But I'm not... I'm human and I struggle with a lot of things. My mental...

Unless we are extremely fortunate, we all will have had to deal with various degrees of pain in our lives. Sometimes it can be short-lived and sharp, other times it...

Ok, so you have just found out you have bladder cancer. Just breathe. Hi, I am Anita and I just wanted to say I know how you must be feeling...

Are you surviving? Thriving? Or a bit of a 'hot mess' (like me)? I am not transitioning peacefully and calmly into living with cancer, and the after-effects thereof. I am...

FIVE YEARS, FÜNF JAHRE, CINQ ANNÉES. It doesn't matter how you write it. It is MY 5th-year anniversary of diagnosis, with this neuroendocrine, small cell bladder cancer! Go me! Woo...

Recap! Cue the melodic music. To recap, I was taking care of my mother who was very ill. We were having usually hot (and I mean roasting hot) weather, especially...

In 2020-2021 alone, I have had 2 separate occasions of how a missed UTI can turn into one of the most life-threatening illnesses that there is: urosepsis! It all started...

I am in disbelief! Let me explain why. I was diagnosed at 46 with small cell bladder cancer. The diagnosis was grim. I just turned 50 and had started to feel...

For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Anita, and in 2016, I was diagnosed with small cell bladder cancer. I remember feeling utterly dumbstruck, scared, frightened...

What do you see when looking at me? You might see a middle-aged woman with various ailments. You might see a fat woman who appears not to take much care...

Hello! I don't know if you know who I am, so let me introduce myself. My name is Anita, Anita Brown; I am married and have a son called Ashleigh...

Dear Cancer, It may seem strange that I am writing to you again, especially since the last time I was broken-hearted, emotional, and depressed. This time it is different. This...

Read Part 1: Who Cares for the Caregiver? I was exhausted and run-down. I hadn’t stopped to slow down in all the time my mum was in the hospital. If...

You mourn those friends who die during the course of your life and your cancer journey, but there is that small part of your brain that questions, "Am I next?"...

These last 6 months have been filled with illnesses and stress. My mum hasn't been too well and has been in and out of hospital and care homes since October. She...

I find myself in an entirely new situation. So far during this "journey," I have been having scans every 3 months, and this is the first time we have left...