Anita Brown

What happens when you are told, "Congratulations, you have no evidence of disease!"? Of course, you are elated, relieved, happy, and perhaps a little overwhelmed and a bit confused. Terminal...

It’s been more than 3 and a half years, and I’m still living with the threat of my small cell bladder cancer returning. During this time, I have tried to...

I became a Nana this year to the gorgeous Jackson James, but I have been a step-Nana for over a year, and in that time, there have been a few...

For those of you who don't know me or my journey, my name is Anita, and at the grand old age of 45, I was diagnosed with terminal small cell bladder...

As a bladder cancer advocate, I spend a lot of time on Twitter, and I had made "friends" with a few cancer nurse specialists. These nurses are the backbone of...

It was recently the 2nd year of my 'stomaversary' - two whole years of living with "Sally" (my stoma), and I guess in that time I have become a little...

We all know that bladder cancer is evil. We know how it wears us down to our breaking points and takes away from our inner calm. But I have learned...

Editor’s note: Anita lives in the UK, so some of the terms and laws referenced in this article are not necessarily identical to laws in the US. However, most of...

“Survivor's guilt” is defined as “when someone doesn’t believe that they should be alive after surviving a traumatic event when others did not.” It was most commonly seen in Holocaust...

Editor's note: Anita lives in the UK, so some of the terms used in this article are not necessarily identical to terms used in the US. However, most of the...

I want to talk about “Death.” It is one of those subjects that we don’t often think about until it’s too late or until we are diagnosed with a life-limiting...

We all feel "down" from time to time, but how do you know when it is getting a bit more serious than just 'being low'? Bladder cancer is one of...

This year, it will be two years since having my bladder removed and although at the time I thought I had made the worst mistake of my life, I am...

For those of you who don't know me, Hello, my name is Anita and in 2016, I had the worst news ever. I was diagnosed with a neuroendocrine, small cell bladder...

See Part 1: Lessons I Have Learned to read about some more of the takeaways Anita shares from her experiences with bladder cancer. There are many things people will say...

It has been around four weeks (this is the 4th week, although it feels longer) since I addressed my diet and upped the physical exercise. I think, overall, it is...

  The Mediterranean diet has all the basic components of "healthy eating." It even allows for the odd cheeky glass of red wine, so what's not to like? If like...

I have been living with terminal bladder cancer for nearly three years now. I feel so incredibly fortunate to have had this extra time; this is something we didn't think...

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) isn't suitable for everyone, and there are some huge risks. One of them being that you may develop breast cancer. That didn't and still doesn't worry...

Over the last three years, I think I have heard every kind of reaction to my "I have terminal bladder cancer." Let's face it, people are idiots who don't always use...