Comments on: 21st Century Medicine

By: Men Hate You at I Blame The Patriarchy

Men Hate You at I Blame The Patriarchy — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 14:44:06 +0000

[...] Speaking of cancer, what’s with this retarded sexy-cancer image at NewScientist.com? Do I really need to trot out the picture of what cancer really looks like? [...]

By: pyramus

pyramus — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Words are pretty much beside the point, I guess.

Stay alive, stay pissed off, and keep kicking patriarchy’s ass.

By: Miranda

Miranda — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I can’t wait until there are better ways of dealing with cancer. Until then, continue to fight the cancer and monitor your medical team as vigourously as you defend against the patriarchy.

Sending some virtual vittles to aid in your recovery.

By: Erin

Erin — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Battered and bruised and stitched you may be, but I’m glad you’re out of surgery.

Holy shit, that rhymes! I’m mortified by the meter, but the sentiment stands. Do you think I have a future in the greeting card industry? I can rhyme “nip and tuck” with “who gives a fuck?”.

My nascent poetic career aside, I am glad that you’re back, and I’m still keeping you in my thoughts. My stomach hurt all morning on Monday, and the last time I had a visceral reaction like that for someone I didn’t know was when I was ten and read The Diary of Anne Frank and cried my eyes out. Keep up the good fight, Twisty. We’re all with you.

By: Penny

Penny — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Ow. Ow ow ow. Twisty, I am terribly sorry you have to suffer through this, and I hope that all the right things happen from now on.

By: The Fat Lady Sings

The Fat Lady Sings — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Thank God. If you can take that picture, you made it through. When you feel up to it (and only if you want to) – please tell us how you are feeling – all of it.

I hope you have a chance for the wounds to heal before they start the chemo. Take the pain meds, honey. Don’t skimp.

By: Liz

Liz — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Well, that smashed right through my denial mechanism.

You poor thing, Twisty.

I hope you are coping.

By: zz

zz — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I’m sitting here with tears welling up in my eyes. Goddamn 21st century medicine.

By: Becker

Becker — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

For what it’s worth, I am relieved to see you back.

By: PZ Myers

PZ Myers — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

21st century medicine is brutal and pitiless, but it’s a pussycat compared to what nature would do.

I’m sorry to see the pain, but I’m glad Twisty is going to be around longer.