Role Models for Dying

My local NPR station, WHYY, did a brief story titled "Blogging about Death."  The story description reads:  "Several very popular blogs have been written by people who were dying from cancer or other illnesses.  WHYY's Behavioral Health reporter Maiken Scott talked with psychologist Dan Gottlieb about our online relationship with death and dying."  





I liked Dr. Gottlieb's characterization of these bloggers as "role models" for dying.  This something that we lack.  This is something that we need.  These bloggers "teach us that dying is okay."