Quote Originally Posted by Captain Maxx Power View Post
From what I know RJ had already compiled all of the notes necessary to complete the book, and the intention was for his widow, Harriet, to finish it off. We can only speculate how much work he had already done. From what I've read in interviews at the very least he's had the ending wrote for almost two decades now, so even if parts don't do the series justice, at least the conclusion will be entirely RJ's work.
Well, that was splendid of him, and thanks for bringing it up here.

I'm quite amazed at Jordan's humbleness about his illness. He found out that he was probably going to die decades earlier than he should, but he seems to have a spent a great deal of his remaining time ensuring that his story would get completed so that the fans wouldn't be left hanging. That's an admirably selfless gesture.