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
Our Kirkus Review: THEY LIKED IT . . .
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Dear Readers, I am so grateful to be connected to you in this shared journey of life. Our book, Beyond Embarrassment, has been well received, for which I am pleased and thankful! Might I ask a...
Kirkus Review, They liked it!!
TITLE INFORMATION BEYOND EMBARRASSMENT Reclaiming Your Life with Neurogenic Bladder and Bowel JoAnne Lake and Julia Parker Triumph Media Press (241 pp.) $16.95 paperback ISBN:...
Who takes care of the Medical Frequent Flyers? (AKA – Please don’t give up on me; I’m still here!)
Lately I have been a “Frequent Flyer” – that is, with multiple doctor’s offices. I have been in to visit my urologist, a “doc in a box” emergency care clinic last Saturday, and today, I am heading...
Let’s talk about Holding your Urine
Not long ago I received this comment from the Ask a Question part of the blog. Dear Trudy. I'm a 23 years old male who thinks I have neurogenic bladder, yet not diagnosed. Here is my story, about 4...
Limericks from an 18 Year Prostate Cancer Survivor Guest Author Jim Yount
WHEN I COULD NO LONGER PEE PAST MY TOES MY DOC PUSHED A TUBE UP MY HOSE I KNOW HIS INTENT BUT I KNEW WHERE IT WENT WHEN IT’S TIP CAME OUT MY NOSE Do I have a treat for you. Finally guys it is...
Author Interview, Beyond Embarrassment, reclaiming your life with neurogenic bladder and bowel, Part 2
Q. Do you have a mentor for writing publishing and speaking, and if so, how did you get that mentor? A. I would have made so many mistakes without my mentors in the various steps with this book. My...
Industry ‘must do more’ to Improve Urinary Catheters
I saw this article on BBC News and need to pass it on to you. Please read it. Industry 'must do more' to improve urinary catheters When I was first diagnosed with urine retention I was instructed ...
Beyond Embarrassment, Author Interview
The Theme of Beyond Embarrassment is shed the shame and stand proud! Questions & Answers Part 1 of 2 What was your inspiration for writing Beyond Embarrassment? A. I was understandably upset...