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
An Attitude Change was in Order
Now I am bold when it comes to my health story. This attitude is new to me because I have not always felt this way. At first I was horrified, then very embarrassed by my diagnosis of neurogeneic...
Woman’s Intermittent Catheter, you can do it!
Question: Dear Trudy, I would like to be part of a support group of neurogenic bladder. I am very concerned about it as far as the urologist advised me to self-catheter twice a day. I am in shock....
Current Events
JoAnne Lake is available for readings and presentations. Contact her at, joanne@trudytriumph.com
Drugs and Devices to Discuss with Your Doctor
Michelle Y. Llamas Snior Content Writer, Drugwatch.com mllamas@drugwatch.com Occasionally we are fortunate enough to have a guest. Michelle Llamas...
BEYOND EMBARRASSMENT receives the Silver Living Now Award for Enriching Lives
When we wrote Beyond Embarrassment, the goal was to offer comfort and compassion to those dealing with neurogenic bladder and bowel, because this disability is so embarrassing. The tag line, for...
Finding Joy in the Mist of Trouble
10 ways to find your joy Find joyful books, How about, Marley and Me? Find joyful people. Celebrate what you have, even the little things. Be creative. Help another. Organize a drawer. Take a load...
Back Packing in Southeast Asia with a Neurogenic Bladder and Bowel
Last week I received a question from a reader. It threw me a bit because I was tempted to put on my “Mommy hat” and say, “No, stop, you don’t want a bladder infection, stay home!” Luckily, I have...
First Encounter with CompactCath, my Free Sample
Currently I use Speedicath by Coloplast. Currently I use Speedicath by Coloplast. For those who do not know Speedicath is small and looks like a skinny tube of lipstick. The complaints I have heard...
New Back Cover of Beyond Embarrassment
Book Description: Back Cover: HEALTH/Women Reclaim Your Life Release the Fear and Embarrassment For Women Who Suffer and Those Who Share Their Journey JoAnne’s story is engaging. It...