Katherine Ludwig, former editor of heavy metal magazine Metal Maniacs, is battling non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma which has spread in pockets throughout her body.
A fundraising campaign and Facebook page have been launched to “relieve some of the burden to ease costs that go along with all of the guts and glory that go along with chemo, and cancer,” says the Facebook page.
Her page mentions she’d cover bands before they were on the mainstream radar: Sepultura, Voivod, Prong, Kreator, White Zombie, Obituarym Cathedral, and Cro-Mags, among many others. She gave a platform to unsigned bands and zines. In her editorials, she wrote about issues that meant something to her, such as racism, sexism, human rights, animal rights, vegetarianism, and homophobia.
So far the campaign has raised a little over $11,500 of the $20K goal. You can donate by visiting this page, or directly through PayPal at veganithaca@yahoo.com.
