Get well, Kevin Drum

Get well, Kevin Drum October 26, 2014

Back when he was still Calpundit, Kevin Drum helped keep the left- and right-wing blog worlds talking to one another by introducing us all to the trans-partisan goodness of Friday Cat Blogging. This week, Kevin introduced a new variation, which I don’t like at all: “Friday Cancer Blogging.”

Kevin Drum is one of the good people of the blogosphere — a smart and sensible voice who’s always been genuinely interested in engaging those who disagree with him because he’s always seemed genuinely open to the possibility that he needs to learn from whoever it is he hasn’t been hearing. See, for example, his impressive reporting on the social effects of lead. It’s a compelling case made all the more compelling by the way he presents it as almost an invitation to show him what he might be missing or how it might be wrong.

John Cole speaks for many of us with his response to the news that Kevin has been diagnosed with multiple myeloma.

The latest news from Kevin is a “Quick Treatment Update — And Thanks.”

The outpouring of prayers and good wishes has been genuinely heartening. Thank you to everyone for all the comments, tweets, and emails. They truly mean a lot to me. And to Nora and Jason from Chicago: Thanks for the flowers! They’re lovely.

On a related note, several people have asked if I need any financial help. As it happens, MoJo provides excellent health coverage (mine is through Kaiser), so I’m well covered on that front. Beyond that, as many of you know, my previous career has left me in very good financial shape. So I’m one of the lucky ones: All I have to do is worry about following my treatment plan and getting better. I have no money worries, and plenty of family and friends (and cats!) rooting for me and ready to take care of me when I need help.

Consider me among those rooting for him, sending prayers and good wishes his way.

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Kevin Drum and Inkblot, as photographed by Stephanie Diani for The New York Times in 2004.

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