Redefining the support group: Liz Salmi at TEDxSacramentoSalon

Liz began blogging about her brain cancer experience immediately after diagnosis. TheLizArmy.com now receives more than 12,000 unique visitors each year, and Liz is using social media to connect with the brain tumor community around the world. In 2012 Liz lobbied Congress on the Cancer Drug Parity Act and was appointed as the California Lead Advocate for the National Brain Tumor Society. Liz serves on the UC Davis Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Advisory Board and the medical advisory board for the National Brain Tumor Society. When she's not talking about brain cancer, Liz is a digital media communicator and community organizer for a nonprofit focused on growing green jobs in the Sacramento region.
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[@qaisee]

as a fellow Sacramento brain cancer ass kicker survivor, THANK YOU for all that you do!!!!!!!!!

[@thelizarmy]

Thanks for the shout out!

[@SarahFunes]

Terrific job Liz! I couldn't said it better myself! Thank you for doing this TED talk it definitely spreads awareness!

[@sueteranishi6211]

You are amazing, Liz! Thanks for sharing your story and being a great example of how to live well with whatever hand we're dealt.

[@terrywright2171]

What an inspiration you are in this presentation!Hoping God has continued to bless you and your spouse too!
Terry Wright

[@surekey1]

Wonderful and so well done Liz. Keep it up - the more you tell the more your story is told and the more people will read and the more you will be helping others. See ya in a couple of months. All the best....ed

[@lisakeller9105]

I might have cancer and I am going straight to support groups, and am scared. Eighteen years ago I actually had cancer and did chemo and recovered and don't remember feeling scared about it. The homeless part was scarey. I am not homeless.

[@mdrcross100]

Good talk.

[@MartySalo]

Thank you Liz for sharing this post, even though it has taken some time for me to stumble upon it, from twitter. I have some facebook stuff I do, as well as some other stuff, and recently I was invited to a conference at Washington DC on Brain Injury. It was very nifty. So Liz, is there a digital outreach project that you are aware of among brain cancer survivors?

[@thelizarmy]

Hi Marty--Thanks for the kind words, and YES, there are a few things going on in the digital world for us brain cancer survivors. As a Twitter user, you should check out #BTSM, read more about it here: thelizarmy.com/2013/05/how-to-participate-in-the-btsm-tweet-chat/. Connect with me anytime at @TheLizArmy.

[@Thegoodnewsgirl]

🙌 AMMEEENNNN 🙌
~1 Corinthians 13 ❤💛💙

[@ramaditv6701]

Did I see a Levy in there at 3:28?

[@luckiekevin]

Hero