Forgetting I even had cancer, for a day

On Treatment2009
Written By Liz Salmi

I was prescribed a new anti-nausea medication to take during Chemo Week and it's amazing.

In fact, it was so amazing that on Wednesday I went to see Wicked in San Francisco with Mel, I had Thai food and rice pudding (with an espresso shot) without puking, and didn't need a nap all day.

To top it all off, I forgot my purse at Nugget Market in Davis and went the whole day without emergency seizure medication, extra anti-nausea pills, my medical insurance card, and an ID.

It felt like I was in a witness protection program for cancer patients.

P.S. I got my purse back and nothing was missing. Viva la Nugget staff.

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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