Casey Quinlan, our friend and regular member of the THCB Gang, passed away today. She may have passed away quietly but she certainly lived her life noisily. It’s not unexpected; She was diagnosed with recurrent stage 4 cancer two years ago, and I was lucky enough to have dinner with her on a rare east coast tour last June. She had hoped to make it to the West Coast late last fall but was ill so she couldn’t make it. It seemed like things were getting better and she joined THCBGang in February but things quickly changed and she spent the last few weeks in hospice. She left a huge hole in the patient advocacy movement and a huge wave of love from her friends today on Twitter. And she’s still the only one who comes to see me after I talk and share a glass of bourbon from her hip flask at 9am! The talk is about the US healthcare system. So we both need it! We will miss you Casey… Matthew Holt
