Reading this from Cathy Seipp’s dear friend Moxie (Mickey Kaus links to) makes me wish we found a way to preview Cathy on the memorial section we have up now that she’s free from her hospital bed:

Upon my insistence, an exhausted Amy read Mark Steyn’s post outloud to Cathy — Maia saw her raise her eyebrows. Not that we ever doubted Cathy was stronger than the pain meds she is dripped. But I hope that Mark Steyn knows, his post made a sweet difference. Rest assured, we have all told Cathy how much she is loved and admired by this wild mix of people on the earth. When she decides it’s the right time — she will go out in style, with love and class — and I know she’ll be aware and proud of that fact.

In one of her last e-mails to me Cathy told me she didn’t want to disappear. No chance of that happening — and sounds like Cathy knew it as she left us.