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!
My new job is cancer
It was near the end of this grieving when I realized I wasn't jobless, I just have a new job—one that will change my life forever, leaving me stronger for it.
Back to work anxiety
Without going into too much detail that doesn't really matter, I was brought into a meeting and some comments were made that hurt my feelings. I don't think these comments were made to hurt me on purpose, but they were unfair and cut to the root of everything I have anxiety for in regard to returning to work with cancer and a new job.