An @sshole grayling, likely Marco (quoted by elann): You don't care about this woman, you never met this woman, you're brainwashed.

I care for several reasons.

First, I care because I was diagnosed with an incurable stage 4 cancer myself one year ago this past Christmas. I was hoping to read her success story in "A Battle with My Blood" -- after all, she had access to the finest doctors and medical care in America. Many of us see ourselves in other cancer victims and find hope when others respond well to treatment. While her cancer was incurable, she hoped it could be managed.

I care because of my interest in her treatment. Many of us cancer patients are curious to see if someone else's battle parallels our own.

I care because, like Schlossberg, I too am a parent concerned with what I might leave in my absence. She was mother to a 3 year old son and an 18 month old daughter.

I care because Schlossberg was a young woman suffering both from her cancer and from her cancer treatment. My treatment is a walk in the park compared with what she went through.

I care because her essay was beautifully written, at turns tragic, insightful, revelatory, fascinating, and, here and there, even amusing.

I care because she cared deeply and worked to make the Earth a better place for all of us.

And finally, I care because how could I not care? Unlike some, I am not a monster. I care about people, even people I have never met.