Living with No Evidence of DiseaseWhat happens when you are told, "Congratulations, you have no evidence of disease!"? Of course, you are elated, relieved, happy, and perhaps...reactionscomments
Living with Chronic IllnessIt’s been more than 3 and a half years, and I’m still living with the threat of my small cell bladder cancer...reactions1comment
Handling Awkward Questions from Children About an OstomyI became a Nana this year to the gorgeous Jackson James, but I have been a step-Nana for over a year, and...reactions6comments
Get Me Off This Rollercoaster - NOW!For those of you who don't know me or my journey, my name is Anita, and at the grand old age of 45...reactions3comments
Bladder Removal & Women's Sexual HealthAs a bladder cancer advocate, I spend a lot of time on Twitter, and I had made "friends" with a few cancer...reactions1comment
Camping with a Stoma - Such Fun!It was recently the 2nd year of my 'stomaversary' - two whole years of living with "Sally" (my stoma), and I guess...reactions3comments
I Have Bladder Cancer, and I Am Happy and ContentWe all know that bladder cancer is evil. We know how it wears us down to our breaking points and takes away...reactions4comments
The Practical Side of Death: Last Will & TestamentEditor’s note: Anita lives in the UK, so some of the terms and laws referenced in this article are not necessarily identical...reactionscomments
Survivor's Guilt“Survivor's guilt” is defined as “when someone doesn’t believe that they should be alive after surviving a traumatic event when others did...reactionscomments
The Practical Side of Death: Advance Care PlanningEditor's note: Anita lives in the UK, so some of the terms used in this article are not necessarily identical to terms...reactionscomments
The Emotional Side of DeathI want to talk about “Death.” It is one of those subjects that we don’t often think about until it’s too late...reactions3comments
Depression & Bladder CancerWe all feel "down" from time to time, but how do you know when it is getting a bit more serious than...reactions1comment
Anita - 1, Bag-Life - 0This year, it will be two years since having my bladder removed and although at the time I thought I had made...reactions3comments
Living with an Incurable CancerFor those of you who don't know me, Hello, my name is Anita and in 2016, I had the worst news ever. I...reactions4comments
More Lessons I Have LearnedSee Part 1: Lessons I Have Learned to read about some more of the takeaways Anita shares from her experiences with bladder...reactions8comments
Superwoman! I Feel GOOD!It has been around four weeks (this is the 4th week, although it feels longer) since I addressed my diet and upped...reactionscomments
The Mediterranean Diet: What is It & Will It Help Me? The Mediterranean diet has all the basic components of "healthy eating." It even allows for the odd cheeky glass of red...reactionscomments
Lessons I Have LearnedI have been living with terminal bladder cancer for nearly three years now. I feel so incredibly fortunate to have had this...reactions5comments
How I Handled Menopause and HRTHormone replacement therapy (HRT) isn't suitable for everyone, and there are some huge risks. One of them being that you may develop...reactions2comments
What NOT to Say to Someone with Bladder Cancer!Over the last three years, I think I have heard every kind of reaction to my "I have terminal bladder cancer." Let's face...reactions8comments
