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.
Why do we have brain cancer?
The causes of brain cancer are unknown. However, certain factors increase a person's risk of developing it. Compare your answers with mine. Maybe we'll find a common link.
Who am I without chemotherapy?
I can count on my hands the number of days it will be until I begin my last week of chemotherapy. I am overjoyed. And excited. And ready to be done. And I am completely terrified.
Can you be OK with the unknown when you will have cancer for the rest of your life?
People talk about how tired they are and I want to smack them upside the head and say, "You think you're tired?" But I restrain myself. And I'm cool with that.
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.