If someone has a record of repeatedly making accusations that have been proven false, I think it is reasonable and prudent to “just doubt all” their accusations. This person was clearly terribly ill and did not get the help she needed and deserved. It’s painfully clear from reading her heartbreaking note that she was wildly out of touch with reality.
I wouldn’t want anyone to have the impression that Kathy wasn’t given extensive support, or that she wasn’t offered appropriate help. She definitely was, repeatedly and over a long period of time.
Could more effective help have been given? I honestly don’t know, but it was well beyond my ability and capacity at the time.
It was a painful and heartbreaking situation. I think that’s as much as I can say publicly.
Thank you for clarifying. To be clear, I am basing everything I said on the contents of her note and the publicly available things written since (including Scott Alexander’s and Julia Wise’s commens on this post). I don’t know anything about her situation beyond that. It sounds like an impossible situation—I’m sorry for your loss.
If someone has a record of repeatedly making accusations that have been proven false, I think it is reasonable and prudent to “just doubt all” their accusations. This person was clearly terribly ill and did not get the help she needed and deserved. It’s painfully clear from reading her heartbreaking note that she was wildly out of touch with reality.
I wouldn’t want anyone to have the impression that Kathy wasn’t given extensive support, or that she wasn’t offered appropriate help. She definitely was, repeatedly and over a long period of time.
Could more effective help have been given? I honestly don’t know, but it was well beyond my ability and capacity at the time.
It was a painful and heartbreaking situation. I think that’s as much as I can say publicly.
Thank you for clarifying. To be clear, I am basing everything I said on the contents of her note and the publicly available things written since (including Scott Alexander’s and Julia Wise’s commens on this post). I don’t know anything about her situation beyond that. It sounds like an impossible situation—I’m sorry for your loss.