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!

On Treatment, 2009 Liz Salmi On Treatment, 2009 Liz Salmi

I have plenty of neurons left

I always heard we use just 10% of our brain. Now that my brain has a missing chunk it appears my brain willl take advantage of the neurons I didn't use before. I have a feeling that by the end of all this my brain will be more efficient than ever.

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