Patient, researcher, student blog.
Living with a slow-growing brain cancer.
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A note about my oldest posts: I began blogging about brain cancer in 2008, at age 29. I had no background or knowledge about healthcare when I started. Please excuse typos and other misconceptions. What you read here is me in real time, like a time capsule.
My neurosurgeon’s recipe for salad dressing (not kidding 😂)
I have to be honest. The idea of this salad, especially the part about canned salmon, did not seem appealing. But from everything I've read lately about nutrition this salad sounded like the epitome of “brain food.” And it was even more convincing coming from a neurosurgeon.