Obviously, it's been a while since my last post. The reason is that I'm not really sure what direction to take the blog, now that I've finished treatment. I originally envisioned it as a treatment diary, but I think at this point that there should be some continuity... and have been encouraged in this by my blog buddies.
I'm a bit conflicted with regard to what I should write about:
I already have a web site dedicated to my artwork, so that wouldn't make much sense here. I've dabbled in the past with blogging about artworld news, but it went nowhere, REAL fast.
I'm a bit of a wonk with strong political views (progressive), but there's enough noise out there that I doubt I'd add anything to the general discourse; besides, Josh Micah Marshall, Firedog Lake and Daily Kos cover things way better than I could, and are sufficiently dedicated to the endeavor that they fact-check what they write... I'd just be spouting opinions, and who wants that?!
This blog started around a specific medical issue (or combination of issues, I suppose), and it wouldn't make sense to shift gears and wander off in a completely different direction.
All of that said, here's what I'm thinking: in addition to occasional updates about my own health (and particularly the HepC follow-up labs), I thought it might be interesting to blog about the state of the American healthcare system, public policy and my own experiences with "the big machine." I'd also include posts about any interesting research I come across, and maybe the state of hemophilia, HIV and HepC care around the world. I would do my best to take a legitimate journalistic approach (ie. fact-checking), but it will undoubtedly still be shaded with my own perspective.
I'm just kicking the idea around for now, and am totally open to feedback or suggestions. Post a comment and let me know what you think.
I'm a bit conflicted with regard to what I should write about:
I already have a web site dedicated to my artwork, so that wouldn't make much sense here. I've dabbled in the past with blogging about artworld news, but it went nowhere, REAL fast.
I'm a bit of a wonk with strong political views (progressive), but there's enough noise out there that I doubt I'd add anything to the general discourse; besides, Josh Micah Marshall, Firedog Lake and Daily Kos cover things way better than I could, and are sufficiently dedicated to the endeavor that they fact-check what they write... I'd just be spouting opinions, and who wants that?!
This blog started around a specific medical issue (or combination of issues, I suppose), and it wouldn't make sense to shift gears and wander off in a completely different direction.
All of that said, here's what I'm thinking: in addition to occasional updates about my own health (and particularly the HepC follow-up labs), I thought it might be interesting to blog about the state of the American healthcare system, public policy and my own experiences with "the big machine." I'd also include posts about any interesting research I come across, and maybe the state of hemophilia, HIV and HepC care around the world. I would do my best to take a legitimate journalistic approach (ie. fact-checking), but it will undoubtedly still be shaded with my own perspective.
I'm just kicking the idea around for now, and am totally open to feedback or suggestions. Post a comment and let me know what you think.