Fixmychemobrain is a real-life twitter user name and it expresses the way many patients feel after going through chemo. Their minds are foggy, their memory is bad, they forget names, and have trouble concentrating.  It is not just in their head, studies are showing that the chemicals used in chemotherapy may have a detrimental effect on brain cells and nerves (note: all chemo-therapies differ). This condition is now being recognized as chemo brain.

Admitting there is a problem is the first step (talking about the doctors here, not the patients). The next steps are to visit some helpful websites like Health After Chemo and Cancer.Org. Educate yourself and more importantly, educate those around you, many caregivers and family members think that once treatment is over, cancer is over.  Some of the effects of chemo can last for a year or more after treatment. The more people you have on your team, the better. Stay informed, ask for help, and you may not have to carry a chalkboard around your neck (like post-stroke Anthony Hopkins in Legends of the Fall) forever.