Shannon, I read your article, sad to know she is still at it. I haven't yet gone over to see what she's up to, gotta have a few more hours to steel myself because she is so awful. The thing is though, she is just such a bully. She won't accept that she is. When she is called out on it, she blames everyone else, just like bullies do.

I wonder if her followers understand that when I see they follow her I quit reading and clapping. Not for what they are writing but when I read their comments to her stories I feel they come out of the closet with their own inability to be empathetic.

I find her bullying unacceptable. There are another few commenters here in your responses that I know of who make negative comments on her stories when she bashes you. Quietly. Respectfully. I thank them for you here.

Even though you and I are friends I would do this for anyone writing in earnest who is bullied on Medium.

Every article she writes is full of venom about something. She takes pride in her "toughness". I see a bitter soul. I don't understand why she thinks she is kind...you can't be kind "sometimes" and "awful" at other times. Be nice! Play nice! If you feel negatively about someone try to figure out how this relates to your own life instead of going after the person who has stirred this up inside of you.

I don't like her because of how she goes about being a bully. I'm not at all sure she is much more than a rant...

She has actually used the word misogynist to refer to herself...like she doesn't know what the word means. That is super confusing to me. Just sayin'.

Other than all of this, please remember your own amazing strengths. I would have done the same as you to crowdfund given your situation with Sophie and being a single mom. Jesus, anyone should be able to understand this! And by the way, you give a link to your crowdfunding here and advocate for yourself here but are not actually crowdfunding here. She has tried hitting-up people here for money for her own cause which isn't for life-saving surgery but for her own pocket. The hypocrisy is disturbing to me.

I'm glad you don't let her walk over you without saying something. I hope you know how much support you have from truly caring people on this platform. She has her supporters too. Not so many as you do (possibly because she has so much negativity surrounding her and her position. I will never be convinced she is anything but a jealous bully).

I'm proud of you!