People write about all sorts of things on their blogs: about their jobs, about their families, about their dreams and their fears, about what they are eating, and of course about their cats. And some people write about the fact that they are dying.

It must, I think, take an incredible amount of courage to go out and say to the entire world, “I have an incurable illness, I don’t know how long I have left, but I’m going to carry on having fun with you guys while I can.” I have one such brave person on my LJ friends list. And now, it appears, there is an online event.

A Toast To Life is an event at which those living with an incurable disease, their friends and family and supporters, can all raise a glass of something (“water of life” would be good, but feel free to choose your own tipple) and celebrate the fact that it is good to be alive. L’Chaim, as our Irish friends put it.

More details on the Toast to Life web site. Please spread the word.