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
Burning Labia Pure Distraction
Did you know that 75% of women will get a yeast infection sometime in their lives? A burning labia is a reason to visit a doctor….or is it? As a woman with a neurogenic bladder I tend to...
Coping Strategies with a Neurogenic Bladder and Bowel
Having coping strategies in place is more than important and necessary for a healthy productive life. The goal for us is to go out and live our lives. Often there is pain involved for...
Practice Different Cathing Positions
Toileting happens wherever you are. Be ready!I know as a fact that just because I have a neurogenic bladder and bowel I need to be as prepared as a boy scout, as diligent a new mother,...
Kidney Health and a Neurogenic Bladder.
To be honest before my diagnosis of neurogenic bladder I gave no thought to my kidneys. Every time I felt back pain I thought it was a slipped disk. It did not occur to me that upper...
I Just Hold my Head up and Fight!
Let’s break free from the shame. I want to hold my head up high and say...." "Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It is...
Libito and Life
I started my blog last February, out of desperation, because so much of what I read about my symptoms of neurogenic bladder and bowel was written by medical professionals. I had a...
The History of Urinary Catheters
In the past, people with my condition had short lives. There was not a lot to give them comfort. It is certainly not the case now. The Coloplast Speediacath catheder I use is so simple and...
Let’s Take Auto Immune Disease Seriously
One of my very dearest friends is suffering from an autoimmune disease. Her auto immune attack is effecting her lungs. I might be also, since it is possible I have Multiple...
Super Bug and Bladder Infection, WATCH WHAT YOU EAT!
Did you know that eight million women are at risk for “difficult to treat bladder infections” due to super bugs caused by the yummy chicken we enjoy for dinner? Let...