Twisty of I Blame the Patriarchy, a jewel of the feminist blogosphere (if jewels can be nasty, witty and tough), has been diagnosed with breast cancer. If you’re a fan – and I imagine most “Alas” readers are, or should be – go over and wish her well.
And after that, read the first of what I’m sure will become a series featuring Twisty skewering the cancer-treatment establishment. In this installment, Twisty learns that she is insufficiently cancer-upbeat.
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I’m sending Twisty lots of healthy snake energy.