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
Circle of Friends
Like a ring of girlfriends we need to band together to offer support and acceptance Please send your story to Trudy@writeme.com Perhaps your story can...
About Us
Trudy My name is Trudy. I am a wife, mother and teach at the local high school so I keep busy! I have a health issue that I want to write about, a spinal cord injury that most likely affects my...
Big John Toilet Seats
If you are reading this post chances are that you have a neurogenic bladder and bowel or both. I'd like to give you a heads up about a convenience that is beyond measure, a toilet seat...
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Type Pad Supports Me, I Support You!
Like a ring of girlfriends we need to band together to offer support and acceptance. Perhaps your story can help someone. ...
Medical Devices and Obama Care
Like The Music Man, Oh my, there is trouble in River City! Now soon to be, there are upcoming taxes on medical devices thanks to Obama Care. In the beginning Obama care was...
Urodynamic Test
There are many things that happen to the urological patients of the world. The mystery to me is the urodymnic test. I wonder as I am sitting in a chair, my perineum eye level to the person...
Yearly Physical
I had my yearly physical last week. Thanks to my handy-dandy Speedicath catheters, I have not had a bladder infection for a while. I feel great and vibrant. I have only two more weeks of school...
Doctor’s Appointment
I know doctors are so busy, but there is a lot we have to cover during our appointments. Even before our long anticipated visit, we are waiting...