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.
How I chose the Cognitive Science major at UC Davis: A process of elimination
I'm excited to share that my latest stint at community college is complete, and I'm on to university-level education to study Cognitive Science at the University of California, Davis. So how did a 47-year-old, brain cancer patient advocate with a background in communications, patient advocacy, and health services research come to choose this major? Excellent question.
I’m Going Back to School: A Three-Year, Self-Funded Research Sabbatical (Kind Of)
After eight years in health research, I’m going back to school to finish my bachelor’s degree—and, who knows, work toward a PhD? For now, it’s a three-year, self-funded “research sabbatical” with big goals, tight budgets, and a lot of heart. I’m scared, excited, and ready. So why am I doing this now?