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Recently, my mom celebrated her 60th birthday. And for someone who had less than a 50/50 chance of survival a few years ago, this milestone birthday definitely meant a lot...

The night before, my wife and I talked a little about my visit today. I told her this was the most humiliating of all my follow-ups, and I've had a...

We all need support and to not feel alone. When I read of cancer patients who feel alone because they are not comfortable sharing their story with others, or because...

I am finally going on my first big trip since being diagnosed with bladder cancer - a 1-week cruise to the Virgin Islands. I am so excited, but also very...

Treatment for advanced bladder cancer may provide survival benefits of several months to a year. During treatment decisions, these benefits must be balanced with downsides. Downsides include treatment side effects...

A cancer diagnosis is never easy. It changes everything. Upon hearing the words and realizing, "I have cancer," it can feel as though time has stopped completely. Or alternatively, the...

Having been an ostomate for 6 and a half years now and very active in the bladder cancer and ostomy communities, I know that even within the US, wound, ostomy...

As winter turns to spring and thoughts turn from spring to summer, many of us will start to think of vacations. If you are new to life with an ostomy...

I am officially a year and a half cancer free and I really don't know how to feel. Part of me wants to jump for joy and celebrate every day...

My bladder cancer journey began almost 6 years ago. I have developed and grown in this time - grown in many ways. Grown as a patient, grown as an advocate...

By the time I got to the front desk and said, "Hey, my hip hurts," my husband was calling me. "Did you just leave the house?"... "Yes"... "Did you tell...

Being a patient - it is not a title we choose or something we choose to enter into. It is forced upon us when our amazing human body stops working...

After restarting Mom's intravesical chemotherapy, things seemed to go pretty smoothly, at least from my perspective. We had fallen into a kind of routine during those 7 weeks, and Mom...

Today was a good day. Through a UK Bladder Cancer Charity, I was approached to do a talk, and that talk was today. It was to talk to a patient...

Being a young woman diagnosed with bladder cancer, the thing I'm most often asked is, "How did it happen?". I've told my diagnosis story many times, and each time I...

It's bladder cancer awareness month, and as you know: Our Bladders Matter! But what if it's not your bladder? Now, this isn't as strange as it might sound. What I...

Social media has changed our lives in many ways. Many for the good but, of course, in other ways less positively. On the one hand, it is a great way...

Most of us can probably say that we had never heard of bladder cancer before being diagnosed. Why is that? We constantly hear about other forms of cancer - breast...

The Electric Blanket Giveaway is now closed. Thank you for your interest! May is bladder cancer awareness month! We are honoring bladder cancer awareness month with a giveaway. One lucky...

May is Bladder Cancer Awareness Month! This year during awareness month, we are highlighting the importance of advocating for yourself and the journey of becoming an empowered patient. Bladder cancer...