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Melanie Nicholas
Debt Diva Expert
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 Posted - 14 February 2009 : 17:11:06
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Sad news to day, like her or loathe her (i'm afraid i fall into the latter group) haas been told she has only months to live and to prepare her things in order. Such sad news, a later bullitin states her boyfriend has asked her to marry him, aah!
Apparently she is going to do as many interviews etc that she can manage to enable her to put away enough cash for her sons to receive a good education. All the news via Max Clifford her publicist.
Whether or not you like her ( or how she is portrayed in the press, none of us actually know her) it is still awfully sad news for any young Mum to be told. Poor Jade, and poor little boys
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Tracey
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Posted - 14 February 2009 : 17:48:37
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I agree with you Melanie. I've never liked her, and have never understood why she was famous, but I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy.
What I don't understand is that she hasn't told her sons what is wrong with her, but keeps doing interviews. I appreciate that she wants to get as much money together for her sons, but surely it would be better for her to spend as much time with them as she can so they've got memories of their mum? |
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Julie G
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Posted - 14 February 2009 : 17:54:08
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I have never liked or disliked her, but wouldn't wish this on anyone. I admire her for trying to raise money for her childrens future and maybe its her way of dealing with things. Can't imagine what she's going through.
Goes to show, money can't buy you good health or happiness. |
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Tracey
Average Member
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Posted - 14 February 2009 : 17:57:09
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| I don't blame her for trying to raise the money, but I do think they should be told, although I know it's difficult with children of that age. The thing is, children are cruel, and if Jade is all over the papers and magazines other children will see them, and hear their parents talking and something will be said. |
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Julie G
Junior Member
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Posted - 14 February 2009 : 18:29:40
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I agree with you Tracey, the children should be told ..I'm not sure of their ages, buts its inevitable they'll find out.
I suppose the hearbreaking thing is,in years to come, how much will they remember of their mum. |
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Tracey
Average Member
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Posted - 14 February 2009 : 18:37:25
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I think one is 5 and I don't know how old the other one is.
I can remember when I was really young our neighbour just disappeared one day. I knew her really well, but no-one would tell me what had happened - I knew something was wrong, but not what, and that was worse.
That was with a neighbour, so it would be so much worse if it was a parent. |
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Agent Smith
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Posted - 14 February 2009 : 18:41:35
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I hope she does a DVD recording for them, I think they are so nice and they will be able to see and hear her.
I think that would be a great help. |
15 months into an IVA.
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Sue Pervoe
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Posted - 14 February 2009 : 18:45:13
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This is an extremely sad story and there appear to be two different people that make up the Jade persona. Her childhood was tough,and therefore her failure to behave as though fresh out of charm school should hardly have come as any great surprise. Jade proved that anyone could be famous and rich and on telly, regardless of intelligence, opportunity, class, race or background. She was a survivor and the public loved her for it, whether they liked her or not.
When Jade resurfaced 2007 she showed another side, on camera, that she was prejudice and ignorant, she showed gracelessness, with rage permanently below the surface. People began to hate her. Today, several websites are devoted to her illness actually anticipating her demise;one is called When Will Jade Goody Die?
The contracts and television series she had secured fell away; she gave interviews with her weeping face swollen, unable to grasp that we only wanted her to be herself up to a particular, manageable, not-revolting point. Jade then tried to make amends, and agreed to go on Indias version of Big Brother to show that she wasnt really a racist bully. During filming she was told on camera, at her insistence that she had cervical cancer. It was at this point that internet rumours instantly started circulating about how this was a publicity stunt. Of course, we now know that this was not the case.
Jade exists because the public found her interesting and mad and sort of hilarious: the thick fat bird from Bermondsey. Ha Ha!! She is rich and famous because people bought all those papers and magazines because they watched her television series, and they cheered when she was good and booed when she was bad. Now shes dying, and again she is doing this very publicly but she is not doing this for any other reason than she wishes to leave her sons cared for and not wanting whilst they are young,and for their future, a future which she is not going to be part of.
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Agent Smith
Average Member
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Posted - 14 February 2009 : 18:50:24
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15 months into an IVA.
Jan
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Vanessa Phillips
Debt Diva Expert
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Posted - 14 February 2009 : 23:30:04
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Picking up on Tracy's point, my step dad has terminal lung cancer, and although we don't know how long he has, it will be this year, I am sure. I have told both my children. Sophie (7) now wants to see him every afternoon after school, as she has openly said that she wants to be able to spend as much time with him as possible. Owen (4) was most concerned as to "when will the angels come and take him?". I explained that they would take him when he was ready to go. "But if he is in hospital, how will they get in through the windows? And will their wings get trapped in the cot bars on the hospital bed?". Although Owen doesn't understand what cancer is, he understands everything else, and at least by knowing, he now has an opportunity to spend as much time with his beloved Grandpa as he can. Sophie too. I am a great beleiver in the fact that you should always be open an honest with children, however small. They understand far more than we give them credit for, and deal with most of it far better than us adults do. Even though we are all supposed to know best.
I really do hope Jade tells her children before it is too late. |
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thereisanend
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Posted - 15 February 2009 : 10:33:25
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I'm sure that Jade will take advice re her children? I think the DVD is a lovely idea.
Vanessa your little boys thoughts brought a tear to my eye. We had to tell my 4 yr old granddaughter that Uncle had died last week. We waited till she was playing and said 'you know Uncle was poorly' she said 'yes', we told her Jesus had sent the angels to bring him to heaven as then he wouldn't be poorly anymore. 'oh' she says 'when is he coming back then?'. 'He's not darling', silence for a few seconds...but he still loves me doesn't he? 'he certainly loves everyone who is going to miss him'. She carried on playing. |
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Sue Pervoe
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Posted - 15 February 2009 : 11:35:13
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Now this is where it could all drasitically wrong!! Jade has now been reported as saying "I've lived my whole adult life talking about my life. The only difference is that I'm talking about my death now. It's OK. I've lived in front of the cameras. And maybe I'll die in front of them. And I know some people don't like what I'm doing but at this point I really don't care what other people think. Now, it's about what I want."
I for one feel this is a little too far but she is still intent on securing financial stability and a future for her children. When does it stop being a security issue for the children and become an issue which says a lot about her insecurities? Where are the parents to stop this circus from getting out of hand - where they have been all of her life - nowhere!
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Tracey
Average Member
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Posted - 15 February 2009 : 12:24:17
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Hopefully the boys' father might step in as they are still on good terms.
I can understand why she wants to make sure her children have money, but it does worry me that when they are older they may see the programmes and read the interviews and that will be their memory of their mum, rather than what is in the memory boxes that she is putting together for them.
From a personal point of view I wouldn't want to see my mum or dad suffering like that on TV and in the newspapers. |
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Agent Smith
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Posted - 15 February 2009 : 12:27:40
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This is all being done a little to publicly for my liking.
I agree with what Tracey has said, it will be hard for the kids anyway, can't imagine anything worse than have camera's and reporters around as well. |
15 months into an IVA.
Jan
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margaret hammond
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Posted - 15 February 2009 : 18:37:48
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| I have never been a Jade fan, but I had a positive smear a good few years ago and had to have a minor operation to remove cancerous cells from my cervix. I was lucky. I am supposed to go every year, but you get lazy about it. I get my usual letter and usually get around to going. But I had not been for about two years - very irresponsible of me I know. Then this came out about Jade. I made my appointment the next day. When I went I mentioned to the Nurse that I had come in because of Jade Goody and she said 'What about her?' I could not believe that in her job, she had not heard so I told her. She said ' Oh that's funny we have had a huge uptake on smears lately' So you see, as much as people might dissaprove of her being so public - it has had a positive effect. It made my younger sister go as well, and she had not been for about 5 years. I was lucky my test was clear. I have been following her story in the press, but not on tv unles they have mentioned it in the news. I cried about her losing her hair, those images were very traumatic and I hope her young boys don't ever see them. But I did think they might save her. I was really upset when I heard on the radio yesterday that she has only months left. Poor young woman. :.(... |
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ladyh
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Posted - 15 February 2009 : 21:22:05
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I too am of the 'don't quite care for her' but I admit to shedding a tear when I heard the news. having known a young mum who lost her battle with Cancer only a couple of years ago, my heart does go out to her and her children.
I hope she can give the boys so many good memories and that her last few months are filled with lots of love
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