It Has Been a While!It has been a while since I last wrote anything, and that has been due to my physical and mental health. I...reactions2comments
Medicinal Cannabis: My ConsultationThe consultation day had arrived. It was here, the day I hoped would be a life changer for me however, due to...reactionscomments
Medicinal Cannabis: The Science and Project Twenty21I would like to share the science bit, just briefly, and describe what the two main chemical cannabinoids in cannabis do as...reactions2comments
My Journey with Medicinal Cannabis: Symptom ManagementWhere do I start? I really don't know how to start this article however, I feel that I need to write a...reactions2comments
Illness, Self Care, and Self Neglect!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...reactions13comments
Chronic Pain and Living with it!Unless we are extremely fortunate, we all will have had to deal with various degrees of pain in our lives. Sometimes it...reactions2comments
Dear Newly Diagnosed Bladder Cancer PatientsOk, so you have just found out you have bladder cancer. Just breathe. Hi, I am Anita and I just wanted to...reactions4comments
Life After Bladder Cancer?Are you surviving? Thriving? Or a bit of a 'hot mess' (like me)? I am not transitioning peacefully and calmly into living...reactions18comments
A 5-Year Cancerversary: Resilience and Small Cell Bladder CancerFIVE YEARS, FÜNF JAHRE, CINQ ANNÉES. It doesn't matter how you write it. It is MY 5th-year anniversary of diagnosis, with this...reactions9comments
Dealing With Urosepsis While CaregivingRecap! Cue the melodic music. To recap, I was taking care of my mother who was very ill. We were having usually...reactions2comments
How a UTI Can Go Undetected With a UrostomyIn 2020-2021 alone, I have had 2 separate occasions of how a missed UTI can turn into one of the most life-threatening...reactions2comments
Scary PET Scan Results: Is This the Start of the End?I am in disbelief! Let me explain why.I was diagnosed at 46 with small cell bladder cancer. The diagnosis was grim. I just...reactions10comments
Those First Few Months of My Small Cell Bladder CancerFor those of you who don’t know me, my name is Anita, and in 2016, I was diagnosed with small cell bladder...reactions1comment
What You Don't See: The Invisible Reality of Bladder CancerWhat do you see when looking at me? You might see a middle-aged woman with various ailments. You might see a fat...reactionscomments
Losing Hope: Poor Quality of Life After CancerHello! I don't know if you know who I am, so let me introduce myself. My name is Anita, Anita Brown; I...reactions4comments
Thank You, Cancer!Dear Cancer, It may seem strange that I am writing to you again, especially since the last time I was broken-hearted, emotional...reactions7comments
Caring for a Parent While Coping with Bladder CancerRead Part 1: Who Cares for the Caregiver? I was exhausted and run-down. I hadn’t stopped to slow down in all the...reactions2comments
Living with the Big 'C' & Coping with DeathsYou mourn those friends who die during the course of your life and your cancer journey, but there is that small part...reactionscomments
Who Cares for the Caregiver?These last 6 months have been filled with illnesses and stress. My mum hasn't been too well and has been in and...reactionscomments
Thoughts Before My First 6-Month PET ScanI find myself in an entirely new situation. So far during this "journey," I have been having scans every 3 months, and...reactionscomments
