“seriously you need someone else editing the pictures they put of you on the homepage scroll- some are fantastic and some are weird!”

“some [pictures of Hillary] are fantastic and some are weird!”

So Chelsea used a pseudonymous email address? And then Hillary wrote back using Chelsea’s real name?

This is another serious question - who was operating on a patient that obviously didn’t have the conditions that would require the operations? It sounds like a serious breach of ethics on the part of the surgeons. The whole thing is heart-wrenching. The daughter should have been taken away from this monster by social…

Just reading the quoted description of “interventions” made me sick to my stomach. Who the fuck were the doctors that were doing this to her?

Yes, obviously, murder is not a good thing, but how can this woman be held to the same standard as someone of sound mind who had a relatively normal upbringing? Most of us would know we had other options. Did she? Did she fully comprehend that she had legal options, given her upbringing, and the physical/mental…

This actually sounds like self-defense. I realize it doesn’t fit the legal definition, but given the torture this woman endured at her mother’s hands, is it really so difficult to understand how someone in her position could snap?

I read the piece by Buzzfeed the other day. Although quite a long article, I was stricken and gob smacked at what this young woman went through during her childhood into adulthood. It doesn’t justify what she did but what does it say about society that she thought this was her only way out.

That part got me too. My mom has lupus and fibromyalgia. I’ve been there when the insurance company fucked up and she didn’t get her meds. I’ve been there when her mental fog was so bad she forgot to order more meds and had to do without. The only medicine that helps her routinely gets denied by our insurance; and…

Very well written. I admit I almost didn’t finish it because I have MS and I have a hard time with bad MS stories. It messes with my denial.

Thanks Aimee - good article. I’m a Pain physician, and would like to point out that I would love to offer adjunct treatments as you mentioned like “plans that involve therapy, anti-depressants, massage therapy, cognitive behavioral and physical therapy,” but even the best private insurance won’t cover most of these,…

Agreed.

Thank you for writing this, Aimee. I can relate so deeply to your story.

The latter could be hyperbole. The former is hard to take as anything but fact.

I guess because it implies all of the terrible things that people with bad intentions can do with easy access to firearms.

The issue here is that Semenya’s testosterone levels are beyond that 10 nmol/L...which is already significantly beyond what the “average” woman’s levels are, even a woman with PCOS. Semenya also had internal testes and was (if I remember correctly) XY. She was raised female based on her external genitalia. Her…

Because men are more athletic. I mean look at all your professional American sports league, Women are allowed to play in the NBA, mlb, and nfl but due to biological differences they wouldn't stand a chance. (So would 98% of men but you get my point)

Because there would be literally no women who could even qualify (maybe Serena?)

If other events like track or swimming weren't sex-segregated, women just flat out wouldn't win.

What. No. There are clear differences in performances between the genders. A woman would never get on the medal stand. Ever. (Excluding events such as shooting, equestrian, surfing, etc- more skill based than pure strength). While age differences may hinder the athletes in terms of performance, the difference in…