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.
MRI tones seem to organize into a waltz-like rhythm
Anyone who has been subjected to the monotonous volleys of noise from the oscillating magnetic fields that bombard one during an MRI has probably had a similar experience. Sometimes the deafening ticks of the machine seem to organize themselves in a waltzlike rhythm or threes, sometimes in groups of four or five.
A good excuse to watch movies all day
I'm experiencing the aftermath of my latest round of chemo. My body feels like all of these things are happening at once…
Disney’s MRI is a lie
According to a recent brain scan taken at the "What's Inside Your Head?" kiosk at Disney's Tomorrowland, it looks as though I have no abnormal brain tissue. This either means I'm all better or Disneyland is a liar.
There will be seizures
So now it's just down to me and 3,500mg of Keppra to fight the good fight.