I have less energy than I did when I was a younger parent, although I was never really a young parent.

You all know that I have been sustained throughout my life by three saving graces - my family, my friends, and a faith in the power of resilience and hope. These graces have carried me through difficult times and they have brought more joy to the good times than I ever could have imagined.

This diagnosis is a reminder that this is the life you've got. And you're not getting another one. Whatever has happened, you have to take this life and treasure and protect it.

Every parent has gone through a period when their child wasn't so happy with them.

I hope I have important things to say.

I've spent a lot of words on my own mortality.

You wouldn't know I was sick unless you knew I was sick.