Urban fantasy author passed away over the weekend

BuckeyeShelby
BuckeyeShelby Member Posts: 196
edited December 2022 in Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Rachel Caine was a fairly prolific fantasy author. She ha an aggressive form of soft tissue sarcoma. She went into hospice care in Sept as she had run through all treatment options, including clinical trials. And in Texas, I guess palliative care is only available through hospice. I'd become friendly with her on Twitter. She was so gracious. We traded cancer stories. I got to share my good news on my clean CT scan a couple weeks ago, and she was so happy for me. I used to go to science fiction conventions. I really wish I'd gotten to meet her IRL.

https://www.tor.com/2020/11/02/morganville-vampires-author-rachel-caine-has-died/

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  • LiveWithCancer
    LiveWithCancer Member Posts: 470
    edited November 2020
    I'm so sorry for your loss, BuckeyeShelby. It's so hard.

    (In Texas, you CAN get palliative care without going into hospice. Not sure why she wasn't able to get it. My hospital has a fairly big palliative care unit, new since I've been getting treatments.)
  • BuckeyeShelby
    BuckeyeShelby Member Posts: 196
    edited November 2020
    Maybe it has to do with her insurance. Working in the industry, I know some policies are touchy about stupid stuff.
  • Bug
    Bug Member Posts: 394
    edited November 2020
    BuckeyeShelby, I'm sorry about Rachel. That would have been nice to meet her in person.
  • Carool
    Carool Member Posts: 787
    edited November 2020
    I, too, am sorry about Rachel.

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