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.
Can you be a survivor when you are living with cancer?
If you die from cancer you shouldn't be labeled a "non-survivor".
If you had migraines you’d know it
Why do people feel the need to show off by saying their situation is worse?
The difference between a seizure aura and a partial seizure
A partial seizure would cause me to feel some sort of “ants marching up my arm” sensation, also known as a Jacksonian march. But this was more of a "world spins sideways and time slows down" sensation.
Two years of platelet counts while on chemotherapy
I am grateful my body is receptive to this drug because I know it does not work for everyone the same way.
Is anyone listening?
Sometimes I feel like I am shouting into the wind and no one is listening.
That one time I put my blood in my refrigerator so I could participate in research
I am so used to this life it does not freak me out anymore.
I might have nystagmus
The worst case scenario you could have in this situation is a brain tumor.
Four more months left of chemotherapy
What will it be like to take this drug for the last time? When it is all over?
When nausea comes from out of nowhere
I kept making the kind of noises a person makes when uncomfortable, miserable, or in pain. It was embarrassing.