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Category Archives: Cathy Seipp
200 People Show Up To Cathy Seipp’s Funeral Friday Morning
Mt. Sinai. 90068. 9:45 a.m. I drive up. There’s a crowd outside the chapel of assimilated Jews and goyim. This is definitely the place for me to advance my social prospects. Attendees include Matt Welch, Emmanuelle Richard, Denise Hamilton, David … Continue reading
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Cathy And I Fought Like A Married Couple
It’s only appropriate that our last interaction was a fight. I don’t even feel bad about it, and I bet she didn’t either. The last time I heard from Cathy was February 14. She emailed me in response to this … Continue reading
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I Never Did It With Cathy Seipp
Therefore I assume that the moral structure of the universe won’t be shattered if I only say kaddish for her during mincha/ma’ariv every day and skip shacharit. Cathy was never a morning person. She would not want me to get … Continue reading
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Cathy Seipp Was 49
Cathy Seipp died of lung cancer at Ceders-Sinai Wednesday, March 21, 2007. I assembled most of this profile of her in early 2003. It was only after Cathy told me in October of 2002 that she had incurable lung cancer … Continue reading
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Cathy Seipp Still Alive
Amy Alkon emails: "Cathy is so Cathy…still with us, defying all predictions of the doctors. Harvey went home for an hour, Moxie and I have been holding her hand and talking to her and telling her not to worry about … Continue reading
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Cathy Seipp’s Last Days
Cathy’s daughter Maia posts on CathySeipp.net’s comments section: “Dear commenters…this post was her last. Until I can obtain her password to get in (haven’t heard back from webmaster yet), will use this comments section as a means. My mother, Cathy … Continue reading
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Visiting The Sick – A Guide To The Perplexed
I spent six years of my life bedridden. From 1988-1994, I spent more than 20 hours a day, on average, in bed because of my Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. These were the loneliest years of my life. Prior to getting sick, … Continue reading
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Stopping By Cathy Seipp’s On A Cloudy Sunday Afternoon
As I stumble to my computer Sunday morning, I experience stabbing chest pains. When they subside after a few seconds, I Google “”heart attack” signs.” I don’t have three of the four signs. Just the intermittent chest pains. But they … Continue reading
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The Los Angeles Times Must Be A Great Newspaper
I walk an hour to visit Cathy Seipp in the hospital. She’s been there since Saturday because she’s in extreme pain from her lung cancer. I don’t know if she’s going to get out. I sit with her for three … Continue reading
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