A good excuse to watch movies all day

On Treatment2009
Written By Liz Salmi

I'm experiencing the aftermath of my latest round of chemo. My body feels like all of these things are happening at once:

  • It's too hot.

  • It's too cold.

  • My head hurts.

  • I'm hungry.

  • I'm full.

  • I'm spinning around and around.

  • I'm sitting in the back seat of a car that is driving on a long, winding road.

  • I ate something really gross about 20 minutes ago and now I don't feel so good.

  • Everything I smell makes me think of whatever it was I ate, and now I want to throw up.

I'm glad I only have to feel this way one day a month.

Liz Salmi

Liz Salmi is Communications & Patient Initiatives Director for OpenNotes at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Over the last 15 years Liz has been: a research subject; an advisor in patient stakeholder groups; a leader in “patient engagement” research initiatives; and an innovator, educator and investigator in national educational and research projects. Today her work focuses on involving patients and care partners in the co-design of research and research dissemination. It is rumored Liz was the drummer in a punk rock band.

https://thelizarmy.com
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