Before I was diagnosed with an underactive bladder and along with the Biosleuth, Julia Parker, started this blog and and the book, “Beyond Embarrassment: Reclaiming your life with neurogenic bladder and bowel” life had become a “bit complicated”, despite my happy circumstances. I was enveloped in a cloud. A lovely family, loving husband, yet where…
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Beyond Embarrassment – Symbolism and Depth of Coverage
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 bowel. The EASY one, relates to our book cover: “Why…
Consider the Risks before Surgery
Women contact me regarding surgical procedures they are contemplating. I tell them that I am NOT a doctor . . . just a gal who is trying to figure life out, like everyone else. Desperate women ask me about Interstem, mesh inserts, so many questions . . . that if I am honest, I would…
10 Tips From the Play Ground that help When Coping with an Embarrassing Disability
I don’t know about you but I grew up in a rough neighborhood. It was rural Prunedale, California. Our school and playground got scrappy. I don’t remember any of my friends asking me how I felt. We just ran as fast as we could to the wall ball area so we could be first in…
The Book, Beyond Embarrassment is more than my Memoir
I wrote my memoir as I blogged about the topic of neurologenic bladder over several years. My story is unfortunately common because bladder problems many times go undiagnosed and haunt many. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that my many symptoms were because of a broken bladder. I had no idea. Then imagine my second…
Speech, Underactive Bladder Science and Policy, WA DC, March 10, 2017
CURE-UAB is the only meeting dedicated to underactive bladder. The conference should help to create awareness for the aging UAB. The goal of CURE-UAB is to dramatically increase public awareness and translate research results into clinical care that will improve health outcomes in older adults. My talk to the UAB, Third gathering in Washington DC,…
What came first, depression or infection?
I am interested in learning about how chronic infection can cause emotional drain and physical soreness. Recent medical evidence has reported that despair and a wounded spirit can be caused by infection. During my years of undiagnosed urinary retention, I kept busy and tried not to give into the lethargy I felt. I worked and…
Doctor will this exam help me?
This excerpt from my book Beyond Embarrassment is such a perfect example of a doctor going through the motions of an exam and me not asking enough questions at the end of the exam. I hope that if a situation happens to me or even you in the future, we take the time to get…
Starving the Tiger: How physical pain and worry about the outcome can cause depression.
All the world is full of suffering. It is also full of overcoming. Helen Keller Have depression? What you can do to help. Many years ago, I was diagnosed with neurogenic (under active/paralyzed) bladder and bowel. Because the unfortunate tidings were hard to accept and process, journaling and blogging became my routine. On the web,…
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 bladder. After trying to learn more about this difficult condition, I felt frustrated because I could not find the…
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