Virtual world and blogosphere have almost become synonymous for a very thin blurring line defines boundaries of content people share on the internet. Some bloggers are in virtual world for business interests and some like Professor Mark Cato are here to share their personal experience of coping up with degenerative disease (motor neuron disease) and defying death with everyday small triumphs like getting into the car or walking down the stairs. Professor Cato is a remarkable man with indomitable spirit and his blog – “Dying to Live” is more about living and sharing his experience about illness than about death.

Online diaries make it very easy to leave one’s footmark and written words about one’s personal experience for the family, friends and many other strangers who are stuck in similar circumstances. Truth is none of us are alone in any difficult situation and sharing only helps in bearing the pain to trudge ahead. We often take life and even death for granted but terminally ill people have to stare at the face of the death every day but best way to make most of living is to look away from negativity. All chances are Professor Cato will live for long time while a healthy person may get crushed under wheels any moment. Death stalks life but we can push away the deadline by being alive.

Thank you, Professor Cato for reaching out to the world and inspiring people to trudge ahead inspite of the mental and physical condition.

Via Telegraph.co.uk