Search results matching tags 'Cancer' and 'dying'

Farrah Fawcett Near Death?

Whit — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:31:00 GMT

There have been reports that Farrah Fawcett, who has been battling cancer, is close to death. She was listed as unconscious and critical in a Los Angeles hospital, but the latest reports claim that she is doing better and will be released soon.

Let's hope for the latter.

Fawcett's homecoming will not be without additional drama. Her troubled son Redmond O'Neal (dad is Ryan O'Neal) was arrested yesterday for drug possession and trying to take narcotics into a jail- which I suppose is a good way to cut out the middle man, but you don't get to collect $200 (see Monopoly). However, it's probably not the kind of thing that a very sick parent needs to deal with.

Hopefully Farrah will regain her health and Redmond will get some help.

Yes, Redmond is a bit old to make the cut at FameCrawler, but he's an old school celebrity kid and unfortunately his actions have become something of a stereotype. Let's hope the current crop of famous children are able to take a different path.

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Jade Goody - Her Story

Whit — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:09:00 GMT

Jade Goody's story is both heartbreaking and touching. It is a tale of love and life under the looming shadow of pending death. It's a story of cancer and the hell that it unleashes.

Jade Goody has been written about extensively within the pages of FameCrawler. In fact, we have so many posts about her that it's hard to keep track, even for us. Here is a collection of posts, pictures and videos covering Jade Goody, her family, her life and her illness:

Jade Goody Wants Jack To Lose the Ankle Bracelet

Jade Goody's Wedding Photo

Remember Me As Jade Goody

Jade Goody's Second Night as a Married Woman

Teeny Tiny Jade Goody In A Teeny Tiny Wedding Dress

Jade Goody's Emotional Walk Down the Aisle

The Big Day: Jade Goody's Wedding (Photos)

Wedding Bells: Dying Jade Goody Gets Her Wish On Sunday

Jade Goody and Jack Tweed Will Have A Wedding Night

Jade Goody in Her Wedding Dress - Photo

Jade Goody's Wedding Dream is Coming True

Jade Goody: Only Weeks To Live,May Film Death For TV

Jade Goody Goes Home To Spend Her Last Days With Family

Jade Goody Prepares for the Future

Jade Goody's Boyfriend Wants Curfew Changed

Jade Goody: I Don't Want To Die

TV Star Jade Goody Takes A Turn For The Worse

Cancer-Stricken Jade Goody Collapses

Jade Goody Has a Great Day

Is Ted Kennedy Dying?

Whit — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:36:00 GMT

Edward "Ted" Kennedy is rumored to have only weeks left in his storied and often tragic life.

Ted Kennedy was diagnosed with a malignant glioma in May of this year. It is a type of cancerous brain tumor that Kennedy opted to have surgically removed in June. The surgery was believed to be a success.

Then why is he suddenly on the cover of Globe with only weeks to live? They are reporting that his cancer is spreading. We're hoping that the publication is mistaken.

Say what you will about Ted Kennedy, but his legacy cannot be denied. Kennedy is the father to 3 children and step-father to two. He is generally considered the father figure to the thirteen collective children of his two assassinated brothers. He has many school-aged grandchildren.

Here's to your health, Mr. Kennedy.

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Boy Dies After Being Granted His Last Wish

hannahtm — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:35:00 GMT

Lorraine Fleming, whose son Reece died of cancer recently, is holding on to the comfort that Reece was granted his last wish before he died: to marry his school sweetheart.

After 8-year-old Reece, who had battled cancer for half of his life, was told that he had only a few weeks to live, he popped the big question to Elleanor Pursglove, his close friend of many years. She accepted, and on the appointed day, Elleanor arrived at Reece’s house in a wedding dress. Her mother acted as vicar as the school friends exchanged rings and vows. Reece, dressed in his favorite shirt, also presented Elleanor with a red rose.

Prior to getting “married,” Reece had told his mother, “I’m not ready to go yet.” But the night of the wedding, he seemed truly at peace. “Mum, I can go now,” he told Lorraine. He died the next day.

Reece had fulfilled many other life ambitions as well, such as riding in a Ferrari and a Porsche, having a pirate party, and spending a day at a fire station.

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Patrick Swayze: Official Statement

Sassy1969 — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:05:00 GMT

Patrick Swayze's dreams of being a dad may not be realized, however, he's being optimistic about his cancer diagnosis. The Dirty Dancing actor's rep has issued the following statement:

"Actor Patrick Swayze has been diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer and is currently undergoing treatment. Patrick's physician Dr. George Fisher states, 'Patrick has a very limited amount of disease and he appears to be responding well to treatment thus far. All of the reports stating the timeframe of his prognosis and his physical side effects are absolutely untrue. We are considerably more optimistic.' Patrick is continuing his normal schedule during this time, which includes working on upcoming projects. The outpouring of support and concern he has already received from the public is deeply appreciated by Patrick and his family."

Oh I so hope he's not on his deathbed - I've always loved me some Johnny and Baby dance moves.

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Patrick Swayze's Dream Of Parenthood

Patrick Swayze Has Five Weeks To Live

Patrick Swayze's Dream Of Parenthood

HerBadMother — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:05:00 GMT

Patrick Swayze, who has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and given five weeks to live, aspired to be a father but was just never able to see that dream fulfilled. Which just kind of underscores the point - which came up again and again in commentary around Heath Ledger's death - that deaths are tragic regardless of whether children are left behind.

I'll admit, though, that the fact that he and wife Lisa Neimi desperately wanted to have kids but were never able to tugs at my heartstrings in a manner similar to that provoked by Matilda Ledger's fatherless future.

In an interview with the UK's Daily Mail a couple of years ago, he commented at length on his desire to be a parent:

"I was born to be a dad and we have the perfect life for kids," he says, wistfully.

"I have started taking adults into the mountains on packhorse trips. I love that ability to survive off the land and it changes these peoples' lives when they re-connect with the earth. Adults enjoy it so much, so I can only imagine what it would be like for kids.

"We are still thinking of adopting, but you have to consider the child and not yourself. Living on a ranch teaches you a great deal about the cycle of life and, if you adopt a child, you have to be certain it is for the right reason."

Sounds like he would have been a really great dad. So, so tragic that he'll never get the opportunity to prove it.

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Patrick Swayze Has Five Weeks To Live

HerBadMother — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:10:00 GMT

Patrick Swayze is dying of terminal cancer of the pancreas and has been given five weeks to live. Which, oh my god. SO TERRIBLE.

Although he's been married for a gazillion years, he and wife Lisa Neimi never had children - she had, apparently, multiple miscarriages, and they consequently seem to have shied off of the kids thing - so he's kind of outside the purview of this site's gossip mandate (all parents, all the time), but still - he was a key pop figure on the cultural landscape of every Gen-X/Y man and woman I know, which is to say, my peer group of thirty-something parents, so. Who can't recite half the lines to Dirty Dancing? Nobody my age, that's who. So his impending death just feels, well, terrible and weird. Weren't he and his wife going to soft-shoe in the background of our pop-culture consciences forever?

National Enquirer is breaking the story, which they apparently have on good authority from Swayze and family:

In a shocking world exclusive, The NATIONAL ENQUIRER has uncovered the devastating news that the beloved Hollywood actor and dancer was diagnosed in late January with pancreatic cancer that has spread to other organs.

Full details are in the print edition of the NATIONAL ENQUIRER that goes on sale tomorrow.

For the past month, Patrick, 55, has been traveling to Stanford University’s prestigious cancer center in Palo Alto for radical chemotherapy, but his doctors are no longer optimistic that the treatments will be successful.

Patrick and his wife Lisa Niemi — who both have pilot’s licenses — have been flying their private Beechcraft plane into Palo Alto’s airport, minutes away from the Stanford Cancer Center, where the actor has received outpatient treatment.

He received three doses of chemotherapy and the tumor shrank, but less than his doctors had hoped for — and Patrick was told he should prepare for the end.

“He was told he could have two more treatments, but his cancer was not responding. In short - they held out little hope for a cure,” said an insider.

Five weeks to live. They're giving him FIVE WEEKS.

So, so terrible.

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Pavarotti Prepares for Final Bow

Whit — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 21:03:00 GMT

Luciano Pavarotti is dying. He's sure of it. He's been battling cancer and losing weight (over 200lbs.). He is supposedly resigned to the fact that his death is imminent, but still trying to live each day to it's fullest potential.

His youngest daughter, 4-year-old Alice, from his second marriage, is the focus of much of his time. I can't even imagine what that must be like.

Our thoughts to the opera legend and his family. Pavarotti will leave behind (man, I guess he's convinced me too) lots of family, a musical legacy, and two tenors. Hopefully, he'll take that scarf with him.