My thoughts on Jade Goody's Cancer.

Well, i felt the need to write a little about this. At the moment, as you will know (well in the UK anyway, im not sure about elsewhere) Jade Goody got diagnosed with cancer, and has recently been told that it has spread, and she only has weeks/months left to live.
The coverage of this is all over the TV, in Magazines, and there has been filming from her hospital bed. This is recieving very mixed responses. Some people, those who didnt like her in particular, think that she is just trying to get attention, and its not fair cause so many other people have cancer but dont get on TV. There is the other opinion that really she is just trying to raise awareness and making a better future for her children by using the coverage to make money.
Well, after spending along time thinking about this, and reading other peoples opinions. Ive come up with my own thoughts.
It all seems a bit wrong to me, how many people get cancer and suddenly think "ring the papers, im going to sell my story"? I would say not many. She may say its to raise money for her children, but the money is not a problem. I have been made aware of the fact that her children already have a trust fund with 75 thousand pounds in, is this not enough? But regardless of that, would her children not appreciate more the fact that she had spent her last few months with them, as opposed to on TV and selling her story? Money is replaceable and obtainable, whereas they cannot relive this time again. Besides, they also have their father to provide for them so im sure they will not be left with nothing.
My other main issue is the people its affecting. As many of you know/will know if you read my other journal entry, i lived with my nan my whole life, and she died of cancer 3 months ago. So to me, yes i feel sorry for her, as seeing someone go through that is horrible, and i wouldnt like to imagine what it feels like to be the one suffering. But, ive seen it once before, ive lived through the pain it causes, im still living through it now. Seeing the reminders every time i turn on the TV or look at a magazine is nothing but upsetting for me. And i may sound selfish, but im sure there are many other people who have lost loved ones to cancer and feel the same. All this press coverage is unnecessary, and rather insensitive. Its making people not like her, and i rather think that she would prefer to die with a bit of dignity.
Wendy Richards (played Pauline Fowler in eastenders, along with other things) passed away from cancer yesterday, very few people at all knew about her being ill. She chose to be with her family, live her last moments in peace, and i respect her far more for that than showing it off at every chance she got. She could have got alot more coverage than Jade, shes far more famous, she was on TV before i was even born. Jade Goody was just a Big Brother contestant. I just feel the way she is dealing with it is wrong for her family, wrong for the public and causing too much drama. Theres a website where you can bet on the day she will die & win an iPhone. As mad as it made me seeing that, im pretty certain it wouldnt have been created had she not been so open to the public eye with this. And yes, i know its her choice how she deals with it, and obviously i dont know every detail of her life or her reasons, but that is just my opinion.

If you made it to the end of this. Well done. And thanks.
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Leila <3