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.
I know who I am, do you?
Maybe I'm projecting a considerable amount of self-confidence that asks, “That's right—I know who I am. Do you?”
Top 5 things driving me crazy about cancer (right now)
Being treated like a patient by my friends or family. It's OK, I really can fetch my own glass of water. I don't need help standing up. I can bend and pick up that thing I just dropped. I can walk up the stairs without assistance. Things I do want help with: walking in the dark without my glasses and going down stairs.
Sorry, but I'm not a sellout
I refuse to edit what I say on this blog in order to get “sympathy money” from people, and if this pisses you off, unsubscribe from the The Liz Army email list and stop reading this blog. Because fuck you.
Explained weight loss
Just to be clear, a large chunk of my weight loss is due to the following factors.
I have plenty of neurons left
I always heard we use just 10% of our brain. Now that my brain has a missing chunk it appears my brain willl take advantage of the neurons I didn't use before. I have a feeling that by the end of all this my brain will be more efficient than ever.
I heart Kaiser Permanente
HMOs have a bad rap and I'm setting the record straight. Here's why I chose Kaiser Permanente for my medical needs at age 25… and at age 29, here's why I know Kaiser was the best decision I ever made.
Driving again after seizures
I didn't think too much about driving until early March, when I suddenly felt an overwhelming urge to have my independence back. Who wouldn't feel this way? I'm surprised I lasted this long.