A long day

All I can say right now is that today was a great day at the neuro-oncology office. My brain is looking good--hopefully I will have some new pics to share soon.

Unfortunately, it was an 11-hour trip to drive there, have lunch, have the MRI, see Ms. S., the NP, drive through San Francisco during Friday afternoon commute traffic, pull over and have dinner to try and avoid traffic, get back on the freeway and crawl all the way home at 30-35 mph.

Needless to say, I'm tired. Brett wanted to take a walk when we got home, but now it's 9:30-ish and I am exhausted (and it's still hot out). Can't I just be tired from a day of driving? (And yes, I did drive.)

Time for sleep. A really good sleep would be amazing right now. I'm sure I'll fall right asleep after the 11-hour trip I've had today. My friend was telling me the other day about the sleeping problems she's been having lately. She said she was thinking of reading some of the mattress reviews on simplyrest.com to see if a new mattress might help her sleep better. I'm so glad that I'm not currently having any of those sleeping problems, I'd be exhausted! Anyway, I need to get some rest so I can turn 30 tomorrow.

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.

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