The Marti that we know online is a force of nature — a fierce and funny Irish tigress who sashays flirtaciously in shiny red pumps, attended by a coterie of handsome firemen. That’s how I imagine her. But I also see her as embodying motherlove. Marti truly, deeply cares about people — this is apparent in all the social diaries she frequents daily and particularly in the Pootie diaries, that fun oasis on Daily Kos that Marti has overseen since the untimely passing of Tricia Wyse, the late, great Pootie Queen. Marti has a huge heart.
MarTigress shoesMarti’s actual, physical heart is not as vibrant as her spiritual one, however. She has had open heart surgery and lives within the limitations that heart patients endure. She also is afflicted with constant, chronic pain in her back and all her joints, making it hard for her to do all the things she would like to do. Unless and until medical marijuana is allowed in her State, there are no good options for soothing that pain, either. Marti suffers a lot, everyday. But she never complains.