But somewhere in me there is a desire to maintain balance - to not write one ginormous stream-of-consciousness post that's stupidly rambling and no one will read. And hey, gotta keep the audience interested.
It's kind of fun to me, though, knowing what I'm about to do. Write and draft a small series of posts, just to catch up, break up my thoughts, organize it...and then release them from "draft" to "published" slowly but surely. It'll give me back-up content for days the creative juices aren't flowing.
So why a blog? I don't know, really. I mean, yeah, I already said so that I have an outlet, but still...you know what the weird thing is, is all the support for one. Everyone just assumes it's a foregone conclusion - "Oh wow, that sucks man. You've got a brain tumor. Bummer. But you could TOTALLY blog about that!"
Somehow, a major, life-altering diagnosis has instantly become blog material. And part of the weirdness is that I get it. I'm part of it. I, too, had my own internal realization of "Wow, I should totally blog about this!" upon receiving the diagnosis. That's kind of messed up. I assure you, it was WAY after the tears, the calls, the visits. It certainly wasn't forefront on my mind. (Suddenly, every time I use the word brain, mind, thoughts, noggin, etc., I feel I need to say "no pun intended." Trust me; you'll know when a pun IS intended.)
So I'm going to type up a few things. And save them for later. Hell, I'll probably even save this one for a few hours, if nothing else. Because I can.
You're helping get your thoughts out, which is usually helpful in processing everything going on that you're experiencing.
ReplyDeleteYou're keeping your family and friends apprised of your progress.
And you're also providing support for others out there with a diagnosis of their own, who are looking for someone who can tell them what they went through, maybe what they can expect in their own journey.
Never underestimate your reach and influence. If nothing else, sharing your symptoms like you did might help someone else get themselves checked out sooner rather than later and maybe end up with a better prognosis than had they waited.