This was me approximately two hours after brain surgery in February.
I was awake but pretended to be asleep for a dramatic effect.
I even fool myself.
FYI: The initials "AL" belong to my neurosurgeon. He tagged me with a Sharpie while I was still awake—about 15 minutes before surgery—to insure he was working with the right patient.
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.
