Healing Through Acts of ServiceService to others may well be the greatest treatment for nearly any ailment. When we serve others, we can immerse ourselves in...reactionscomments
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
You Are a SurvivorIf you have been diagnosed with bladder cancer and you are reading this, you are a survivor. This is an important milestone...reactions2comments
Demand Your Port-a-PottyI am a truck driver. I drive a local run with a tanker. The sites where we unload did not have any washrooms. We did...reactions1comment
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
How Do We Thank Our Surgeons?Having gone through a number of cystoscopies, TURBTs, and ultimately, a radical cystectomy (complete bladder removal), I began to think of all...reactions2comments
Frequent Urinary Tract InfectionsIn January, I was admitted to ICU with sepsis. It came from a urinary tract infection. It was the first one I had...reactionscomments
Try and See: Learning to Adjust to a NeobladderBefore a trip, when my children were young, my wife Sharon and I would ask them if they needed to go to...reactions4comments
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
FlashFlash is a Basset. A 12-year-old, spoiled rotten, rescue Basset. I think he started in Arizona. I am not sure how he...reactions2comments
Cancer EnoughThere are two words I would have never associated with each other had it not been for a conversation with a bladder...reactions2comments
IsolationWhen I talk about isolation, I want to be clear: I am talking about isolation in the sense of a feeling. I...reactionscomments
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
Coming HomeSitting in my hospital room, I couldn’t wait to get home. I envisioned myself back at home, as I had been before...reactions3comments
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
TemperI had decided to face my bout with bladder cancer with grace and humor. I got quite a few laughs from friends...reactions2comments
Can Dogs Detect Cancer?Before my diagnosis and in the weeks after, my dog – an eight-year-old pug named Tang Tang – stuck pretty closely to...reactionscomments
What the Heck is “Second Cancer”?When I first heard the term “second cancer” about a year ago, it sounded like a bad joke. Unfortunately, it's something very...reactions2comments
