Matt Monro Forum

I have to confess that I have never had time for Jade Goody in the past,
but my heart goes out to her at present, with the awful ordeal she is facing. Only 27, with 2 little boys, and facing the fact that she will die in a few months-there is nobody who deserves that.

I bet if she could trade all her money, and know that she would be around to see her boys grow up, then she would.

I am uneasy about her plans to marry her 20 year old, ex jailbird boyfriend, before she dies, and I really hope that she has someone wise and knowledgeable to sort things out for her, so that her boys are always protected.

I agree Marian. It's not Jade's fault she was brought up in the way she was and she certainly doesn't deserve to suffer in the way she is now. Her sons' father Jeff Brazier, always struck me as a caring and sensible man, and it is a real pity that relationship split up. In fact I think the boys would have a much better future with their father, than with Jade's mother or her present boyfriend, who is probably only marrying her now for her money.
Marian

Yes, it's a real shame about Jade. I was never a fan either, I have to admit, but this latest news about her is just awful. I think the whole country feels the same.

It is a shame............nobody deserves to hear new's like Jade did on Friday

What makes it even worse is her missed diagnosis. She collapsed several times over several months and each time the cancer wasn't picked up on, until it was too late.
I remember Jade from the early days when she was found to have a verucca on her foot in Big Brother. She was absolutely devastated then, what she must have gone through since, and what she is going through now, must be unbearable.
Marian.

Our Matt must have gone through a similar thing, when told they could not do the liver transplant, because the cancer had spread also the same for Eleanor Powell.........Ellie had an exploratory operation in June 1981, but was told the ovarian cancer had spread and there was no hope................Ellie passed away the following February (27 years ago on February 11th) - what these poor people have/had to go through

Tragically, misdiagnosis seems to happen all too often, even in these days where there are so many more diagnostic aids available to the medical profession. Having worked in palliative care, any surgery perfomed once a
malignancy has been established enough to have spread, appears in most cases to hasten the inevitible sad outcome.
Marian

The same thing happened to my best friend Carole several years ago--despite numerous scans, biopsies, draining her lungs, x rays, tests, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, they still did not know what or where the problem was--then suddenly she was told it was terminal lung cancer, and she had up to 6 months--she actually died 6 months and 2 weeks later.

We have also been through this with family members and close friends. The tragedy about cancer is that there are so many forms of cancer, making it extra difficult to treat and often more difficult to cure in spite of progress in research.
Cancer cells multiply much more rapidly in a younger person than a more mature person, and this is what makes it so extra sad and tragic for a young person like Jade Goody.

This years project for our Tuesday Craft Group is to make Greetings Cards to send to The Marie Curie Cancer Care Fund, which they will sell in their shops for £1.00 each--or we can sell them and send the money through.

I sent off for 100 bags--ie enough for 100 cards. I have so far made 30 cards, and am expecting more from my Craft Group---and so far I have sold 15 in one week--and it is not our Craft Afternoon till tomorrow.

Last year they received over 111, 000 cards. Marie Curie Nurses help nurse cancer patients in their own homes, and I know how important that is.

I normally would not mention this, but it just seemed appropriate with this thread.

That's wonderful Marian to support such a worthwhile cause. We have also been supporting the Marie Curie Nurses for a number of years, mainly since my Brother died Eight years ago and in reply to a donation they planted a crocus in his memory in our local park.
There is a wonderful hospice near to us in Hampstead that has recently had extra improvements all to aid the patients and their families at a very stressful time.

W have a Hospice just a few miles down the road, and I had some Bluebells planted in George's memory. It is such a lovely peaceful place to visit--not at all depressing. In fact just last week, our WI talk was done by the Manager of our Local Hospice--it has over 900 volunteer workers, without whom they could not survive, and it is supported loyally by everyone in this area. Our Hospice has just been modernised and enlarged--the local Garden Centre replanted the gardens for free.

But they have not got a card appeal...

That is great what you do for the charity Marian.

It is only a small gesture--in the past, few years my Craft Group has knitted vests and jumpers and blankets for children in Africa: filled shoeboxes with hand knitted scarf , hat, gloves and other goodies for children in Eastern Europe; knitted hats for fishermen; knitted hats for children in Africa:knitted clothes and blankets for the Premature Baby Unit at our local Hospital---I figured we needed a change from knitting. It is just a small Craft Group--about 20, but over a few months it is amazing what we can do.

My mother's sister who died about 14 years ago now, was in a hospice on and off for several months, she used to knit little chickens and dolls. That was a lovely place and lovely people. She was well looked after.