Taking Control Over Losing My HairThe Editorial Team at BladderCancer.net is highlighting people in the bladder cancer community. We talked to Liz who shares about how she took control over losing her hair before starting...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Take a Cancer WalkCOVID-19. As if you needed something else to worry about in addition to cancer. Especially if you’re currently in chemotherapy. I have friends in chemo now that I wish I...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
We Know About Rehab, But What About Prehab?Many of us are familiar with the concept of rehabilitation following surgery. It often involves some combination of exercise and other therapies to help restore a patient’s ability to function...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
5 Things I’d Tell Anyone Newly Diagnosed with Bladder CancerSeven years ago, I got a call telling me I had cancer - bladder cancer. I was a smoker for years. I actually had quit about 12 months prior to...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Palliative Care Is Having a Moment – But It’s About So Much MoreIt is astonishing to me as I write in mid-May that the United States has now lost nearly 87,000 people to COVID-19. The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) estimates...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
What Is the Bladder Cancer Retreat? Interview with Co-Organizer LindaA member of the BladderCancer.net Editorial Team spoke with Linda, a co-organizer of an annual event called the Bladder Cancer Retreat, to learn about this special weekend. Linda is a...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Online Illness Support from Peer Patients and Caregivers Resonates with Those SufferingWhen my husband Ahmad had metastatic bladder cancer, I was very limited in how often and for how long I could leave home. He was too sick and too groggy...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
The Painful Punch of the “Survival Brag”The only version of bladder cancer that I know well is the worst one. The one that kills. The one that made me a widow at age 45. The one...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Navigating Cancer Without Close FamilyThe Editorial Team at BladderCancer.net is highlighting people in the bladder cancer community. We talked to Liz who shares about finding support from friends, coworkers and support groups.Editorial Team: Can...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
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 am married and have a son called Ashleigh...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
I Don’t Sleep with a Night DrainI don’t sleep with a night drain system. I know that sounds crazy, but hear me out. My radical cystectomy was in August 2019, by November I was sleep deprived...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Liz's Bladder Cancer Story: Misdiagnosed at the Emergency RoomThe Editorial Team at BladderCancer.net is highlighting people in the bladder cancer community. We talked to Liz who shares how she was diagnosed with bladder cancer. At around age 38...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Thankful On a Bad DayAs the Schuyler sisters said in Hamilton. “Look around, look around, how lucky we are to be alive right now.” I am lucky to be alive. I am grateful for...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Honoring All Who Have Been Touched by CancerOn National Cancer Survivors Day, observed each year on the first Sunday in June, we honor and celebrate anyone whose life has been changed by a cancer diagnosis. We stand...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Bladder Cancer Comic: COVID-19Many bladder cancer survivors have said that the fear of a recurrence is always at the back of their minds. During follow-up appointments, that fear comes back to the surface...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Nature's Impact on Our Physical & Mental HealthThere is growing evidence that spending time in nature can help people feel less depressed, anxious or stressed. Maintaining our connection to nature can improve one’s quality of life and...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
To Port or Not to Port?For bladder cancer patients whose cancer has moved beyond the bladder or is not responding to other treatments, chemo and radiation are given. Intravenous chemotherapy can be brutal on the...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Wool Socks and the Art of Self-CareGrey wool socks. Red toe caps and heel caps. A wide red band at the top. As long as I can remember, these are the socks my father has worn...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Should Our Active Surveillance Standards After Cystectomy Be Changed?I have wondered often if we are approaching bladder cancer surveillance in the right way for patients who have had their bladders removed (or otherwise essentially been deemed free of...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
What Bladder Cancer Taught MeCancer is almost always life-changing in some way, and a part of that is how it reshapes how we think. With cancer come lessons. To find out what you have...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
