Reclaim your life. Release the fear and embarrassment.
JoAnne Lake shares the details of her difficult journey living with neurogenic bladder and bowel.
Reclaim your life. Release the fear and embarrassment.
JoAnne Lake shares the details of her difficult journey living with neurogenic bladder and bowel.
Knowledge & Support
Real life tips plus the latest medical research from JoAnne’s blog.
Encouragement
Read the stories of others from JoAnne’s Circle of Friends as we walk through neurogenic bladder and bowel together.
Meet JoAnne
As she shares her journey from diagnosis to living a meaningful life with neurogenic bladder & bowel
Resources
Looking for answers to questions we haven’t addressed in the blog? Start here.
Media
Are you interested in interviewing JoAnne or having her on your podcast? Media resources are here.
Favorite Things
JoAnne has compiled a list of some of her favorite things – items that help her to live a meaningful life
“Lake’s debut offers a candid memoir of her experience with neurogenic bladder and a wealth of practical advice about coping with its daily complications. . . The text, attractively laid out with leaf motifs and inset boxes, is packed with helpful tips on diet, exercise, hygiene, and intimacy issues. . . Appendices list suggested products, books, and websites, and the glossary is especially useful. . . An invaluable resource for NB sufferers.”
Awards for Beyond Embarrassment
Meet JoAnne Lake
Ozone Therapy for Bladder Infections
I learned about Ozone Therapy with the help of Doctor Woodall ND, of Issaquah Washington, who suggested this, for treating chronic bladder infections. Being the adventuresome sort I, under his...
Beautiful Immune System
I have a beautiful immune system and I want to help it work with the help of hydroxycloroquine, zinc, and D3. Let me share with you, my dear friends, how I am coping with this whole COVID crisis....
Gobble the Savings, Black Friday arrives Early, Amazon Ebook
I want to share with you a very kind comment that I received from a reader of this blog. The well-wisher wondered why I did not have a "donate button" on my blog. She was really helped by the words...
Living with a Colectomy
My name is Keith Thomas; I am a 59-year-old bus driver from Swansea, in South Wales and I now live in Llanelli. Diagnosed in 2008 with Ulcerative Colitis, after many years of illness, my bowel...
Extra Supplies to Pass On
A reader has some new supplies that she wants to pass on. I understand the devices we use are expensive, but just a reminder: if the seal is broken in transport, throw it away. And to our kind...
An Opportunity for a Paid Interview
Attention all intermittent catheter users. This is a chance to earn $150 for an hour long interview If you are interested please contact them directly. They will select 5 participants. This is time...
God is Bigger than the Corona Virus
During this time of the Corona Virus we are experiencing a frightful time and because of this circumstance it causes me to draw closer to God for comfort. A lot of us fall into the medically fragile...
Clean Intermittent Catheterization: Where do we go from here?
A Question for Trudy: Hello! My name is Dristi. I am a biomedical engineering student from Illinois Institute of Technology. I am working on a project with a team to create a new hydrogel...
