Resolution

On Treatment
Written By Liz Salmi

The Bay Area Brain Tumor Walk is on Saturday, May 1. It will be a day filled with fun, friends, and (for me) Temodar. I know it is going to be amazing.But starting May 2 I am taking a vow of silence: I am going to stop talking about my brain cancer for an entire month. (With the exception of this blog or when talking to medical professionals.)Why? I feel that cancer can consume one's life. And even though I prefer to think that my attitude toward cancer has been positive, I believe I deserve a vacation.I am going to make a concerted effort to not talk about medical drama, seizures, and brain surgeries. I am going to avoid telling people who don't already know I have cancer that I have cancer. (It only results in awkward silences anyway.) I promise I will stop pulling out my iPhone to show off my latest MRI.Of course, if someone asks me how I am I will respond politely. But I won't bring it up.I promise.This just means I may blog more to get things off my chest. ;)

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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