I think it's kind of both ways: as his father you have a right to say what you need to, but also to protect his privacy. Hmm. If you'd said he'd be all right with it I'd say ok, but if you actually know he'd be upset then I'd say this is not a good idea. I mean, I live with and care for my sister, who's had MS for over 13 years now. I've spoken in general terms about her here, but I'm not sure I'd be comfortable writing a journal about her. You always need to respect people's privacy, especially that of your family.
My advice (which of course you're free to ignore or disagree with) would be to broach the subject, show him the journal if you want (but maybe wait till he can see that people are genuinely interested and sympathetic, and it's not some kind of freak show, which is what he may fear) and then make a joint decision as to how you want to proceed.
But hey, you know your own kid so it's up to you. It's a very valid point though, and one I admit I did not think of. I guess I assumed he already knew about this.
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