Yeah Shannon, you didn't say it perfectly. When I step on toes or hurt feelings, I either delete the post, make a change, or send an apology to the person I've offended. Words really matter, and how we say them matters as well. I think you have a lot of great points about how people decided not to "see" you and help you in this piece, I am simply showing you a part that I disagree with and I feel is unfair.

That's it. We've all done it as writers in the past and I've eaten a lot of crap because of sentences or headlines that should've been changed. I don't think you're some horrible person, but my name was mentioned in an article that's likely been read by a thousand + people and I feel like what was said about me wasn't fair.

I hope you don't feel I think your condition is unimportant. I understand it's life-threatening. I am sorry that my language suggested I didn't think it was important. That's why I'm sharing it, because I think it's important. And no, my sharing it is not conditional on whether you take my name out of this piece like some other comments suggested.

No need to respond. I've said my part, too.