The Liz Army – a brain cancer blog

Hi. My name is Liz, and I am living with brain cancer. This is my blog.

Me with my dad

July 29, 2017

Sorry, I forgot to tell you my dad died 14 months ago

July 10, 2017

How I chose my new neuro-oncologist

April 29, 2017

Why your health insurance requires prior authorization for some medications

Blog post for The BMJ

April 7, 2017

My first blog post for a medical journal

March 25, 2017

Guerrilla healthcare redesign: Support group materials edition

Medicine X vignette

March 7, 2017

Liz Salmi Oral Ignite! Talk at Stanford Medicine X

My inspiration: Emily Morrison, David Salmi and Monika Carlson Alle

February 24, 2017

Would you take a short-term opportunity in an attempt to change the world?

Me with the Mayo Clinic Neuro-Oncologist Joon Uhm, MD

January 16, 2017

Rock star patient seeks primary care physician to form all-star super group

December 2016: Last MRI at Kaiser

January 15, 2017

Pushed out of the nest: Leaving Kaiser for a PPO

Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor

November 27, 2016

The TED Talk that shaped my perspective on living with brain cancer

All the meds.

November 4, 2016

The most misunderstood member of your health care team: the hospital chaplain

Liz at TEDMED

October 15, 2016

UPDATED: I attended TEDMED

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