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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Sunday, May 17, 2009 - 5:54 pm
I understand.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Sunday, May 17, 2009 - 6:39 pm
(((MsB))) I totally understand.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, May 17, 2009 - 6:51 pm
I'm not seeing it listed today on MSNBC, how odd. Just the Monday and Tuesday on Bravo. I lost it several times. === MsB.. maybe you can get Sharon Osbourne and other survivors of Colon cancer to speak or contribute. === Julieboo.. It isn't the Slumdog folks who should have a hard time living with themselves, it is the greedy parents of the children, who were offered better accomodations and refused them.. Something is really wrong there. And of course the people filming Slumdog didn't create the whole situation in Mumbai and cannot be expected to fix it, but they DID try and supposedly still are trying to make things better for the two kids who were in the movie and the families aren't real receptive, it seems.
quote:"Slumdog" filmmakers say they've done their best to help the young stars. They set up a trust to ensure the children get proper homes, a good education and a nest egg when they finish high school. They also donated $747,500 to a charity to help slum kids in Mumbai. Producer Christian Colson has described the trust as substantial, but won't tell anyone how much it contains — not even the children's parents — for fear of making the youngsters vulnerable to exploitation. Trustee Noshir Dadrawala told the Associated Press Thursday that the families were offered temporary rental apartments last week until permanent homes can be found, but they turned them down. Azhar's parents say the filmmakers have budgeted $30,000 to get them a new apartment — an amount they insist is inadequate in Mumbai's pricey real estate market. "I don't want to take a house where life will be like a slum again," said Azhar's mother, Shameem Ismail. Dadrawala said the trustees wrote to Boyle and Colson last week to see if they could get more money, but haven't heard back.
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Bluejaxrock
Member
04-23-2004
| Sunday, May 17, 2009 - 7:13 pm
It was very hard watching Farrah's Story, especially when Redmund visited her. My dad died from colon cancer last year, and it was and still is hard remembering what he - we - went through. Dad was diagnosed with Stage 4 and lived only 3 weeks after the diagnosis. Yeah, tried the resection but it had spread into his liver and his lungs. Dad had a routine colonoscopy 2-3 years before they found the cancer, and I still don't understand how it could grow that quickly. Fortunately, he suffered for only 3 weeks. Unfortunately, it wasn't caught at Stage 1 so I could still have him with me today.
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Holly
Member
07-22-2001
| Sunday, May 17, 2009 - 8:35 pm
I can understand my dad's frustration at how the other cancers seem to get no respect MsB, I totally understand it too. Lung cancer, which kills more people per annum than breast, prostate, colon, liver, melanoma, and kidney cancers combined, and has the most dismal 5-yr survival rate, gets the least respect of all because of the connection to smoking. In fact, the ribbon and bracelet for lung cancer has NO color; it's clear plastic = invisibility. What people don't realize is that more and more women and non-smokers are being dx'd with lc much more frequently than ever before--it is the single, biggest killer today. But because there are so few survivors, it's hard to rally the troops for fundraising and making the necessary changes, i.e better and earlier screening for starters. I love what Farrah has done, lending herself to bring recognition to the immense disparity in cancer research. Some cancers (like anal and lung) are being subjected to the same disdain that AIDS had in the early 90's, in terms of getting funding and research. The stigma attached to lung cancer is so blatant that when famous people die from it, it's rarely noted as the cause. Usually the obit simply says "died from cancer" rather than being specific. And usually the first question I get asked is "Did you smoke?" as though that justifies it or I somehow deserve it. I wonder if people would question those with colon cancer about their diet, or those with melanoma about the SPF # they used. Unfortunately, it's going to take someone very popular and famous and, like Farrah, tragic, to change the face of lung cancer. The survival rate for prostate is now 99%, breast 90%, colon 85%. Lung cancer is still somewhere between 4-15%, even though it's killing more people than ANY other cancer. Sad.
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Lyn
Member
08-07-2002
| Sunday, May 17, 2009 - 9:05 pm
My husband died from stomach cancer three years ago this month. Very little is known about this type of cancer because by the time its found , if it is at all, it's stage 4. (Hence very little funding is given to this area). Allan didn't drink (people ALWAYS ask me if he was an alcoholic), quit smoking years earlier and ate healthier than most. He had the HP Virus - the same one that causes most female cancers. In 2005 when he was diagnosed they didn't have handouts of information we could read...and explained (gently) that there wasn't a treatment for stomach cancer, it was just a matter of making him comfortable. (I prefered this explaination over the surgeon's "I'd like to tell you that you're going to live to be 80 or even 65 but you won't. Get your affairs in order and make the most of the time you have left because it won't be that long"). So many forms of cancer out there, and so little funds going into their research. No one cancer is more or less important than another. I may be biased but I'd like to see research monies spread out to cover a wider scope of the disease
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Holly
Member
07-22-2001
| Monday, May 18, 2009 - 7:29 am
I'd like to see research monies spread out to cover a wider scope of the disease I absolutely agree. And I also think there should be a lot more accounting done in regard to where all the fundraising money goes from Relays, etc., but that's a whole other story.
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Stacey718995
Member
07-05-2007
| Monday, May 18, 2009 - 9:46 am
As someone that is going thru the treatment process now, I can tell you that this sentiment is spoken freely among the patients at the center. It has been a topic of conversation on many occasions. We jokingly have terms for the lesser known/talked about cancers, such as "the others" I was not able to watch the Farrah story for personal reasons but I love the responses that it has brought.
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Nyheat
Member
08-09-2006
| Monday, May 18, 2009 - 11:30 am
I hope you are feeling well Stacey and that the treatment is doing its job. I'll think good thoughts for you. 
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Lyn
Member
08-07-2002
| Monday, May 18, 2009 - 11:47 am
Ethan Zohn, the curly-haired soccer player who battled the elements and outwitted opponents to win Survivor: Africa, is facing his toughest adversary yet: cancer. On April 30, Zohn was diagnosed with Stage 2 Hodgkin's disease. The diagnosis came after months of unexplained itching and night sweats, originally thought to be a skin condition. Doctors discovered a swollen lymph node under his left clavicle, and a CT scan revealed a mass on the left side of his chest. Then, just last week, Zohn learned he is suffering from a rare form the disease called CD20-positive Hodgkin's Lymphoma, for which he began chemotherapy last Friday. "This is the ultimate game of Survivor," Zohn, 35, tells PEOPLE exclusively, "and there's really only one outcome, and that's to win. There's no other option." (The rest of the story is in the People link)
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Monday, May 18, 2009 - 12:35 pm
Ethan is my all-time fave Survivor player. I hope he survives this, especially since it's not a game! He's young, strong, and fit, I'm hoping that hold him in good stead.
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Monday, May 18, 2009 - 12:54 pm
Mine, too. He's still with Jenna, too.

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Neko
Member
08-03-2001
| Monday, May 18, 2009 - 1:25 pm
And to think, he's going to shave off that hair LOL All the best to him!
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Monday, May 18, 2009 - 1:43 pm
I am just heartbroken that Ethen has cancer. Such a nice young man! I JUST RAN INTO THIS: O'Neal Kept In Rehab Unit 18 May 2009 5:05 AM, PDT Police in Los Angeles have denied Redmond O'Neal was granted compassionate leave from court-ordered rehabilitation to visit his ailing mother Farrah Fawcett last weekend (15-17May09). O'Neal entered a year-long rehab programme at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in L.A. last month in a bid to have two drug possession charges wiped off his record, following arrests in September and April. And the 24-year-old was reported to have been allowed out of the facility on Friday to visit Fawcett, who is battling anal cancer - sparking rumours the actress' health has taken a turn for the worse. But despite being granted leave to visit his mother last month, officials insist O'Neal was not allowed out for a second time. Los Angeles Sheriffs Department spokesperson Steve Whitmore tells Radar Online, "Redmond O'Neal did not visit Farrah Fawcett." While O'Neal's attorney William Slattery adds, "I can tell you one hundred per cent, it's not true that Redmond is visiting Farrah."
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Stacey718995
Member
07-05-2007
| Monday, May 18, 2009 - 5:57 pm
Ethan was always my favorite on all reality shows. He is so soft spoken and always a positive attitude, besides very sexy! I wish him the very best.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Monday, May 18, 2009 - 6:39 pm
Well I'm disappointed. Farrah's documentary is NOT being shown on Canadian BRAVO tonight. Must only be on the AMERICAN BRAVO Channel tonight. Drat. Thanks anyways... The only good thing is that Larry King was talking about it tonight, and I caught the last bit of it. Sigh.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Monday, May 18, 2009 - 11:16 pm
Lee Major's supportive comments about Farrah. Click here. (It's from when he first heard she had cancer.)
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, May 19, 2009 - 11:10 am
I wish Ethan (and Jenna) the best.. must he hard especially since they have each lost a parent to cancer, her mom and his dad. But Jenna will stand by him and that is really good. Oh Mame, that is a shame. It is a very moving and well done documentary and well worth seeing. I don't have the capacity to make a dvd or I would. Perhaps it will be oh hulu.com or torrents? === I sure wish they'd leave Patrick Swayze alone http://tinyurl.com/ql33xj Rep Denies Patrick Swayze Death Rumor By Stephen M. Silverman and Julie Jordan Originally posted Tuesday May 19, 2009 01:10 PM EDT Patrick Swayze Patrick Swayze, whose battle with pancreatic cancer was first announced last year, has not died, contrary to a false rumor that was widely circulated Tuesday morning, the actor's rep tells PEOPLE exclusively. "This is to confirm that Patrick Swayze did not pass away this morning contrary to severely reckless reports stemming from a radio station in Jacksonville, Florida," says Annett Wolf. "Patrick Swayze is alive, well and is enjoying his life and he continues to respond to treatment." Since news of his disease was made public, Swayze, 56, has been the subject of speculation about his health. In March, he told PEOPLE: "I hope in the future, the press will think twice about printing inaccuracies and painting an unpleasant picture when I have so much to be thankful for at this time."
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Tuesday, May 19, 2009 - 11:15 am
Mame, you can watch it online on the MSNBC site....part one here
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, May 19, 2009 - 4:00 pm
seriously, this kind of cr@p just has to stop!!!! Sarah Jessica Parker concerned for surrogate LOS ANGELES – Sarah Jessica Parker says she's concerned for the safety and well-being of the surrogate through whom she and husband Matthew Broderick are expecting twins. The "Sex and the City" star tells "Access Hollywood" that the attention has led to an invasion of the woman's privacy. Parker says the stress has taken its toll on her, and she worries about her "and the safe delivery of our children." The 44-year-old says in an interview airing Tuesday on NBC that the surrogate's telephone and computer have been hacked into, and she's received threats. Parker says it hasn't ended there: "She's had friends threatened and family threatened and she's had family of friends threatened." "I care deeply about her and I am incredibly outraged by the sort of extraordinary and unprecedented invasion of her privacy," says Parker. "I think even given the unfortunate way we live now in this unending appetite for the more salacious information, it has still shocked me, and it has still really disappointed me." Parker said a pregnant friend of the surrogate was also chased by the paparazzi. "She's had a friend who was thought to be her chased down a highway ... This friend is nine months pregnant — chased down a highway by photographers and dare I call them 'reporters.' I guess that's how they identify themselves," she said. "It's crossed lines — Pretty much all the lines have been crossed." The couple has a 6-year-old son, James Wilkie Broderick. ___ On the Net: http://www.accesshollywood.com/
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Tuesday, May 19, 2009 - 4:18 pm
Tish, I can't thank you enough for the link! But I'm gonna try: Thank you sweetie, I really appreciate it!!! What a powerful film, I went through 3/4 of a box of kleenex. My favourite moment... when Farrah heard the cancer had recurred, and she consoled Ryan, with a kiss.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Tuesday, May 19, 2009 - 4:21 pm
Annie, I've always blamed the paparazzi for Princess Diana's death... and what they did to that poor pregnant woman on the highway, in your post, is VERY reminiscent of that. Except thankfully she's still alive to tell the tale!
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Dahli
Member
11-27-2000
| Tuesday, May 19, 2009 - 4:55 pm
Without the demand there would be no paparazzi.... who is really at fault in all this. The consumer or the supplier???
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Tuesday, May 19, 2009 - 5:04 pm
Great point Dahli!
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Tuesday, May 19, 2009 - 5:24 pm
It boggles my mind why laws can't be drafted to stop the invasion of privacy of celebrities. If they attend a movie premier, or an awards show, then fair game. Otherwise, I think they have the right to lead a normal life. Acting/music is their career. How would any of US handle being stalked at every turn? The rag mags pay so much for interviews anyways, so since they're paying, why do they still have to stalk?
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