The Liz Army:
A blog
Patient. Patient advocate. Researcher. Student.
There are more than 500 posts here. Use this search to look for something specific. Good luck!
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.
When your first thought is, "Let's participate in research!"
Little did I know that my human genome is too large to send via email, but I was able to download it from my 23andMe account, upload it to Google Drive and share the link with the study.
Talking about median survival time with friends
My friend's reaction reminded me that most people don't know the scope of my diagnosis. I think it is best to keep the details here, on this blog. It is a positive thing for people to be proud of their friend Liz, a "brain cancer survivor."
I honestly can’t remember how many months I’ve been on chemo
I am supposed to start another round of Temodar in about a week, but I can't remember how many months I’ve been on chemo.
