Facing terminal cancer, a blogger writes what may be their final post
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Summary
A person facing terminal cancer reflects on the difficulty of ending a blog or social media presence when facing death. Inspired by a friend whose posts faded without conclusion, the author decides to write what may be their final post, acknowledging their declining health — significant weight loss, bone metastases detected on a CT scan, and low platelet count — while leaving the door open that it might not be the very last one.
Key quotes
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I'd like my posts to have an ending, so I'm going to make this my final one - maybe.
While the doctors haven't expressed an opinion, I think it's possible I haven't got long to go, because I've lost 15 kg, and last Friday's CT scan showed that I've got secondaries on the go in my bones
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