How Oversharing on Facebook Helped Me After My DiagnosisMy friends joke that there's nothing too personal for me not to share on Facebook, and I have to agree. For some...reactions1comment
Introducing our New Accessibility FeatureYou may have noticed that we added a new accessibility feature to our websites. This feature will allow community members to change...reactionscomments
Guided MeditationMeditation has been shown to have multiple benefits on a person’s health, both physical and emotional. Regular meditation can help relieve pain...reactionscomments
How Caregiving Affects EmployersThe moment I became a caregiver to a bladder cancer patient, was when my first husband was diagnosed with metastatic disease. Suddenly...reactions1comment
Recovery from SurgeryIllustrations by Lucius Wisniewski for this comic done in partnership with his wife, Sarah Watts. There were many things that surprised me...reactionscomments
Living With: Interview with Advocate Shirley NorrisShirley Norris, an advocate here on BladderCancer.net, was recently highlighted on the Health Union podcast, Living With. Shirley was diagnosed with an...reactionscomments
The Problem of NocturiaBladder cancer causes dysfunction along the entire urinary tract. Unfortunately, those resulting and frequent trips to the bathroom — often to void...reactions21comments
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
Integrative Medicine and Bladder CancerLong before and well after I lost my first husband to bladder cancer, I believed in food as medicine and the potential...reactionscomments
Will Drinking Be the New Smoking?We take it as a fact in 2019 that smoking is a significant cause of cancer. Evidence-based medicine has demonstrated this. The...reactionscomments
The Importance of Looking After the Skin Around Your StomaWhen I found out I was going to have to have my bladder removed and have a stoma and a bag, I...reactionscomments
Practical Advice For Your Clinical Trial SearchPatients often hear a lot about the importance of clinical trials as a means of finding new treatments for bladder cancer. Less...reactions1comment
Receiving the All Clear: The Changes I MadeIn January of this year, I wrote two articles that were published, ‘Making Changes to Diet and Lifestyle’ and ‘My Complements to...reactions2comments
Bladder Cancer and PregnancyBladder cancer is more common in men than in women. In women, it usually impacts those who have never had children and...reactions2comments
Two Years Post-Cystectomy: 5 Things I Wish I Had KnownWell, it's coming to that time of year again for me...the annual checkup! This will be my second checkup since I had...reactions2comments
Cereal for DinnerTelling our kids about cancer and surgery was not an easy task. Thankfully, they responded a lot better than we thought they...reactionscomments
Bladder Cancer Made Me a Cry-BabyTrust me. This isn’t going where you think it is. I was a 53-year-old man who never cried. Well, maybe at the...reactionscomments
Bladder Cancer and a “Great Attitude”How many times have you heard someone say “you’ll beat cancer because you have a great attitude?” On its face, this sounds...reactionscomments
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
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
