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Jade Goody Laid to Rest

Cherie Burbach — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 22:06:48 +0000

We’ll never know why certain things happen to people. We trust (at least I do) that there is a plan for it all, and that things happen for a reason. Sometimes when celebrities get saddled with disease it helps raise the issue for the rest of us. That certainly was the case for Jade Goody.

Jade was laid to rest today in England. She died March 22 at the very young age of 27 from cervical cancer. She was the subject of scrutiny and fascination for her often outrageous views. But in the last months of her life, she choose to have her private battle with cervical cancer filmed to help “raise money for the education of her two young sons.” In doing so she also educated the rest of us about the nastiness of cervical cancer.

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Jade Goody Laid to Rest

Jade Goody Dies from Cervical Cancer

Cherie Burbach — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 19:41:12 +0000

Jade Goody, a British reality TV star, has died from cervical cancer. She was only 27.

Goody rose to fame as the sometimes impetuous gal from Big Brother, a reality show that films a house full of contestants as they try and live together. She joined the cast in 2002, and quickly gained popularity for her loud and sometimes abrasive ways.

She was evicted from the Big Brother house after an altercation with Shilpa Shetty, a Bollywood Actress. Later, she was invited by the Indian Tourism Office to come to India and even be on their version of Big Brother. It was on that show that she very publicly received her diagnosis of cervical cancer.

She died in her sleep early Sunday morning in her England home.

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Jade Goody Dies from Cervical Cancer

Celebrity health round-up

Marijke Durning, RN — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 03:28:07 +0000

Now that I’m blogging about health in general rather than just on topics about pain (Help My Hurt), pregnancy (Womb Within), and cancer (Cancer Commentary), it’s interesting to see what else is out there. I used to do celebrity pregnancy round ups, now I’ll be doing some celebrity health round ups?

Why? Because millions of people have a fascination over celebs and their lives. I won’t go prying into anyone’s life; I’ll just use information that’s available from reliable sources and pass it on in case your celeb is ill or you draw inspiration from one who may be fighting or has fought a similar battle as you.

So, here’s the first celeb health round up, although it’s only for two of them:

First is Jade Goody (Jade Goody Returns Home for Final Days)

Jade is a British media star after she was in their version of Big Brother. Sadly, the British public has watched her from the time of diagnosis with cervical cancer to now, living her final days. As a former palliative care nurse, I have a good idea of what she, her family, and friends are going through. I hope her last time on this earth are painfree and her passing is peaceful.

Mariska Hargitay is the next one. I wrote about her in January at Help My Hurt when she had a collapsed lung. It seems she’s back in the hospital as of the beginning of the week, says People Magazine.

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Celebrity health round-up