From Karachi to Taipei
For both of us, Facebook, Twitter and our blogs have proved invaluable during this difficult time.
Author and activist Tarek Fatah in hospital in Toronto. (Natasha Fatah/CBC)They've allowed us to tell everyone we know how he is doing everyday with simple status updates, without having to call family in Karachi, Mexico City, London, Amsterdam and so many other corners of the planet.
My cousin in Taipei and my best friend in Colombo are up-to-date with the situation in a way that they never could be without social media.
And without much effort or expense, they are able to reach out and give daily pep talks and affection.
There are literally not enough hours in the day to talk to everyone who wants to know how dad is doing, especially since he has followers, friends and foes all over the globe.
So, in the spirit of Tunis and Cairo's Tahrir Square, my father is carrying his medical battle into the online world. He takes a picture of everyone who visits with his iPhone and then posts these on his Facebook albums dedicated to cancer recovery. (Click link above for full story)
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