by Trudy Triumph | Oct 8, 2020 | Bowel, colectomy, Coping Strategies, Depression, Incontinence, Ostomy, Ulcerative colitis
My name is Keith Thomas; I am a 59-year-old bus driver from Swansea, in South Wales and I now live in Llanelli. Diagnosed in 2008 with Ulcerative Colitis, after many years of illness, my bowel finally gave up on me, in 2012, and I had to have a total colectomy. Prior...
by Trudy Triumph | May 4, 2018 | Book, Books, Bowel, Conversation about "it', Coping Strategies, Faces of Neurogenic Bladder
Recently two important questions were submitted via the website about our book, “Beyond Embarrassment.” I’d like to take this opportunity to share them with you and give you a bit more insight into what it has meant for me, living beyond my neurogenic bladder and...
by Trudy Triumph | Sep 29, 2017 | Endometriosis, Uncategorized
Endometriosis can cause bladder and bowel problems, but most prominently, it results in intense pelvic pain and monthly cramps for an estimated more than 6 million women, in the US, alone. Today I feel compelled to share some thoughts and memories with you. As a high...