Bladder Cancer Patient Stories

In January 2024 I began noticing blood in my urine that would go away for a while and then come back. Finally, it came back and didn’t go away again, so I went to my family doctor and then a urologist to have it checked out.

Ten years ago, I figured I was the healthiest guy around.

I’ve been blessed with good health my entire life and retired in 2016 from a career in manufacturing and sales management. During my retirement, I went in a different direction and wrote two novels.

Nineteen years ago, just after I turned 60, I was diagnosed with bladder cancer. I had noticed some blood in my urine, and the first doctor I talked to told me not to worry about it. Then over the next few months it got worse, and I decided to go to Fox Chase Cancer Center.

I’m 80 years old, and my wife and I live in Ambler, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia. I’m a retired information scientist, but I still work as a consultant and write a regular column about information science events.