I agree. I actually just unfollowed all the cancer "influencers" because of this recent drama. I have no further interest in someone who wants to shut people up, dictate what the internet can say, threaten people with a differing opinion, etc.
Cancer (and other illness) is such a personal and emotional thing. Whether you have it, a loved one has it, you are a caregiver or health care worker and have to deal with the emotional toll on a daily basis, or have lost someone to it, it's hard. It's a total unfair witch and it sucks. And people are going to have strong feelings.
If you are putting your whole journey and life along with it out there, then you should have expected that.
Just like in real life, you start a new job, not everyone will like you and you won't like every new co-worker. And just because you have cancer or any other illness doesn't mean you are a good/nice/saintly person and people will forgive or ignore any crappy thing you say or do. I know someone who had partial lungs removed for cancer and if you didn't know him you'd think he was a sweet man with a soft spoken voice who always smiled...he's one of the grossest people I know. Do I feel sorry for him and his situation, yes. Do I wish bad for him, no. Do I like him, no.
That's where people get it wrong, just because you don't like someone who happens to have a hardship or illness they say you are horrible. And that's ridiculous.
And since this is T's thread I'll reiterate that just because I don't like her and she annoys me doesn't f*cking mean I would want to see anything bad happen to her or wish her ill. I'm not a "hater". I'm just someone who got invested in her story, cared about her, she started to annoy me and piss me off, I felt confused, everyone was getting blocked for reaching out to her in worry, found this place and others who felt the same and can now hash out my feelings from afar and check in on her every now and then.
So with all these influencers popping up, they should really consider their subject and what type of audience they will be drawing in, the mindset of many of those people, and whether they can handle any criticism or backlash before setting up camp. It takes tough skin I imagine, something I could never do.