Post by Jeanne Sager
In a culture where we update Facebook every time someone sneezes, it's hard to believe there were some of us raised in families where the rule was "what happens in this house stays in this house." But a fundraising plea for a sick teenager that came across my computer screen this week has me wondering if sometimes oversharing isn't the better way. What if it was going to save your kid's life? Joseph Viggiano's parents hope so. The 13-year-old from Florida (he's a cousin of a friend, which is how his plight caught my eye, but I don't know him) was diagnosed with a rare liver disease this year, and the doctor who can help him is in Chicago. Only problem? His family doesn't have the cash to make it all happen. So they're taking a risk on the Internet, a risk I see more and more often these days.![]()
In a culture where we update Facebook every time someone sneezes, it's hard to believe there were some of us raised in families where the rule was "what happens in this house stays in this house." But a fundraising plea for a sick teenager that came across my computer screen this week has me wondering if sometimes oversharing isn't the better way. What if it was going to save your kid's life? Joseph Viggiano's parents hope so. The 13-year-old from Florida (he's a cousin of a friend, which is how his plight caught my eye, but I don't know him) was diagnosed with a rare liver disease this year, and the doctor who can help him is in Chicago. Only problem? His family doesn't have the cash to make it all happen. So they're taking a risk on the Internet, a risk I see more and more often these days.