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
Find a Competent and Empathetic Doctor
What does an empathic doctor look like to me? An empathic is one that I feel comfortable with. He/she listens to me and is willing to at least care that sometimes my life is hard. I have no...
Removal of the Cervix during a Hysterectomy
I opened a book this afternoon and after reading a certain section, I released an audible sigh. I realized for the first time that my neurogenic bladder and bowel could have possibly...
Some Causes of Neurogenic Bladder and Bowel
I was so SURPRISED by my diagnosis of neurogenic bladder and bowel. After experiencing severe stomach pain for over ten years, I finally had my answer. I wonder why it was so...
Color of Urine
The color of your urine says a lot about your body's health, and you need to pay attention to it. Use this as a general guide.
Sandwich Generation and having a Neurogenic Bladder
Our home is blessed with a full house at times. We have four generations that live close, some living together, and enjoying life, well I do not want to sound to Polly Anna- ish…most of the...
More info on Adult Protection
On 3/19/13 at 7:56 AM, Scott Beckert wrote: Hi Trudy, I came across your article"Adult Diapers and Other Protection Aids" today via Google Alerts. Two things: 1) You must be happy...
Adult Diapers and other Protection Aids
As a person with a neurogenic bladder and bowel, I am familiar with a wide variety of symptoms that people like me can live with when they have a bladder and bowel that misbehaves. Leakage of...
Waiting for an Answer
Yesterday I received an e-mail from a young woman that raised concerns. I would like to share it with all of you because if you are reading this blog, chances are you were where she is now… waiting...
Constipation and the Neurogenic Bowel
For years I suffered with rock hard stools. I felt more like I was giving birth to a ten pound baby than having a bowel movment. I did not understand why this was happening to...