+1 on the Quantified Self concept. I lost a daughter to cancer. The disease has something like a 5% survival rate. We were at a top tier children's hospital wit

+1 on the Quantified Self concept. I lost a daughter to cancer. The disease has something like a 5% survival rate. We were at a top tier children's hospital with a doctor who handled more cases of this disease in clinic than anyone else in the country. Still most of the time nobody knew what the fuck was going on. So I started a log in a spiral bound notebook. In 15 minute increments we jotted done notes of what was happening and her reactions. In doing so we could clearly prove to the staff which medicines she was reacting too and how. This greatly improved her quality of life, which was all we could hope for. I have severe pain from several back injuries that has taken me years to recover from. Following a similar approach of quantified self has enabled me to discover what the triggers for my pain are and how to manage them physically and medicinally.