Patient & Researcher Blog
Here I aim to capture what I am learning as a newbie researcher from a patient perspective.
Living with a slow growing brain cancer
It is taboo for researchers to talk about their work before it is published.
I think that’s a bummer.
My favorite part about research is learning new things in real time. Here I share my observations as a learner and my n of 1 (personal) findings as a patient.
Note: I started blogging about brain cancer in 2008, at age 29.
I had no background or knowledge about healthcare when I began. Please excuse typos and other misconceptions. What you read here is me in real time, like a time capsule.
There are more than 500 posts here. Use this search to look for something specific. Good luck!
The TED Talk that shaped my perspective on living with brain cancer
Instead of feeling like I was robbed of my health during the prime of my life, I instead choose to respond with wonder and curiosity. I recognized I was now on a journey many others would never experience.
UPDATED: I attended TEDMED
Liz Salmi goes to TEDMED on a scholarship. It has been said that the most underutilized resource in health care is the patient. Let’s break this barrier!