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.
It will kill me if I die before him
If I am to die from brain cancer I imagine Brett crying into his pillows alone just like that.
Wearing a mask: A missed opportunity to be an asshole while living with cancer
I could tell parents were looking at me without turning their heads, but their kids just stared, because they are kids and that’s what they do.
Who is more likely to get the flu?
A married couple are exposed to the flu virus. Which one gets the flu?
Do all diseases have t-shirts, or is it just cancer?
Do people with other diseases roll their eyes when they see us cancer people running around with our "cancer pride" shirts on?
“You know how to do this better than me by now”
I e-mailed my neuro-oncologist to remind him to check my lab work and refill Temodar, Emend and Kytril.
Hemispatial neglect for mixed-handed people
Both hands are equally skilled or equally awkward.
I accidentally self-titrated to a lower dose of Keppra, and I feel good about it
I told myself I'd be super careful with the seizure meds because... who wants a seizure? But deep down I've often questioned the reasoning behind what I was prescribed.
Parietal lobe damage: One side feels different from the other
I hate that with every odd thing that happens I immediately trace it back to being an issue with my brain tumor.
Legit controlling my body with my thoughts
When I control my body with thoughts I am at my most powerful. I wouldn't have realized this if it wasn't for brain cancer.