Below is a link I posted at Facebook. Below the NPR article are my reflections. The response I received was overwhelmingly heartwarming, and I plan to respond to those comments.

Why Patients Should Blog about Illness and Death

Because I'm truly all alone in my terminal diagnosis and the ensuing journey, I often want to write and write and write... preferably without petty judgments that often rob me of the opportunity of feeling my feelings. It's a delicate balance with me always feeling short-changed. I have nowhere for my sorrows - no place to put them - no ears to hear them. No one to hold my hand. No one I can nudge in the middle of the night. No one to share the laughter of a retrieved memory. I'm alone. Most people want to hear only good news so that's what I usually hand them... and they pat themselves on the back and leave me wobbly with the fears and sorrows that have no place to go.

That's why this link is important. It validates my needs to write and write and write. Of note, I share much of my writing with my therapist. He's a psychologist whose specialty is people like me with a serious illness. He often remarks that my words and thoughts are powerful. He's often wowed and that makes me feel good and momentarily empowered with the victory of succoring my lonely struggle.

I haven't posted in a while. I think it's time to start writing again.