Im headed out to do standup for maybe the 15th time since Henry died, Delaney tweeted to Oswalt.
Excruciating to get there but Ill prob enjoy myself onstage.
I usually do anyway.
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Dont think I could do this if you hadnt shown it could be done.
Delaneys son had been battling brain cancer for more than a yearwhen he died.
Delaney shared the heartbreaking newson Facebook in February, writing: I have very sad news.
My two and a half year old son Henry has passed away.
He had surgery to remove the tumor and further treatment through the early part of 2017.
Then the cancer returned last autumn and he died in January.
Oswaltreplied to Delaneys tweet Thursday with his own message of support.
Youd have figured out a way even if I hadnt, he wrote.
Now get up there.
Oswalt was married to the true-crime writer Michelle McNamara when shedied unexpectedly in April 2016.
In his writings, Oswalt promised hed be back being funny again soon.
Im going to start telling jokes again soon, he wrote.
Its all I knew how to do before I met Michelle.
I dont know what else Im supposed to do now without her.
In August 2017, his standup specialPatton Oswalt: Annihilationdropped on Netflix, receiving stellar reviews.
McNamara was known for launching the websiteTrue Crime Diaryand wrote frequently about unsolved murder cases.
Oswaltoversaw the completionof the book,Ill Be Gone in the Dark,which was published in February.
It quickly became a best-seller and helped reignite interest in the case.
You did it, Michelle, Oswalt said in a video posted to his Instagram account.
The cops are never gonna say it, but your book helped get this thing closed.
