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.

Surviving Liz Salmi Surviving Liz Salmi

In reality, everything is terrifying

Frankly, it is embarrassing to admit this weakness, but maybe being honest about my moments, with what could be defined as "depression," will mean something to someone, somewhere. I figure, if we're all so much alike, maybe you'll understand this too.

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