Jade Goody

[AllforNun]

Queen making mistakes ? i thought who wants to live forever was a bit naff but other than that ?

[PeckhamRose]

Has she risen yet?

Or is there no God?

[Keef]

i thought who wants to live forever was a bit naff but other than that ?

I thought that was a great song, and from Highlander soundtrack, so even better!

[daizie]

I still cant believe she's gone

[Tony.London Suburbs]

daizie Wrote:

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> I still cant believe she's gone

I know the feeling M8.

I still feel the same about Arthur Mullard of "Yus My Dear" infamy...

[TillieTrotter]

I hate to resurrect this thread but (and being abit personal here) I've just been to the doctors to have the 3 yearly smear test and she warned me that it would take about 2 months for the results to come back as they and Kings are inundated with women going for tests. "Why is that" I asked. "Because of Jade Goody" she replied.

Puts a slightly different slant on her villified public death I thought.

[PeckhamRose]

Oh dear TT I am sorry to hear that. And I had to have mine done 3 times because first (the doctor told me in confidence) they gave an excuse that implied they might have just dropped it and needed another one. The next time there was not enough to make a decision, and the 3rd time I was clear anyway. Hang on in there!

JG still dead is she? Not risen yet?

[TillieTrotter]

Not a problem for me PR, not expecting anything untoward. This was my second attempt but still not unduly worried.

I was just suprised that JG death had prompted so much thought amongst women.

[*Bob*]

Can't wait for the musical

[Huguenot]

As in "Pap test, the musical"?

I suspect the chorus numbers would be startling.

[*Bob*]

Pity the poor composers..

"Smear, hmmm.. tear?.. er.. beer?.."

[PeckhamRose]

Lyrics to XTC's "Then She Appeared"

Could have "Jade Goody Smeared" added to them to replace All Edward Lear'd (which itself was brilliant; Andy Partridge such a genius!)

Here's a video someone else made to go with the song, as XTC did not themselves make a video of it.

"Then she appeared, apple venus on a half open shell

Then she appeared, the first photograph on Fox Talbots gel

I was a little frightened

Flying with my senses heightened

Cherubim cheered

Then she appeared

Then she appeared, as the giggling crew of Marie Celeste

Then she appeared, pale Atlantis rising out of the west

I was a little dazzled

Catherine wheeled and senses frazzled

Know it sounds weird

Then she appeared

And the sun which formerly shone

In the clearest summer sky

Suddenly just changed address

Now shines from her blue eyes

Then she appeared, brittle shooting star that dropped in my lap

Then she appeared, dressed in tricolour and phrygian cap

I was a little troubled

Hookah with my senses bubbled

Jade Goody Smeared - All Edward leared

Then she appeared

And the moon which formerly shone

On the marbled midnight mile

Suddenly just packed its bags

Now shines from her bright smile

Then she appeared

Out of nowhere"

[onthe landing]

i liked jade goody a lot . I so hope somebody sues on her behalf . RIP love .

[SeanMacGabhann]

err sues who exactly? And for what?

[PeckhamRose]

Yeah! What SMcG said!

There are living people who need help. Go find some. Help them. Feel good.

[onthe landing]

Err, the NHS , for failing to spot the cervical cancer, despite numerous collapses , losing blood, and numerous hospital visits..

['bout now]

Yep. Sue sue and sue again. After all it's not up to us to look after our own health is it, it's someone else's problem.

[PeckhamRose]

I thought she left it too late herself? Thought that was a sort of acknowledged recorded fact.

Anyway, moooooving on.

['bout now]

Just to clarify

Jade had more than one pap smear, starting in her teens. At one point, she was even treated for precancerous changes of the cervix. And went on to have more follow up smears after that. But when those follow up smears showed a recurrence of abnormal cells, Jade ignored letters that were sent to her advising her to come in for follow up and treatment.

Why? Because she was scared..

"They had sent a letter to me ages ago, telling that I needed to go in for an operation, but I had been too scared to do anything about it,? Goody confessed.

So Jade put the whole thing out of her mind and pretended it never happened. Until repeated episodes of pain and hemorrhage became symptoms she could no longer ignore. But by then, the tumor had spread beyond the cervix to her uterus. And while a radical hysterectomy and chemotherapy staved the cancer off for awhile, it returned this past month with a vengeance.

And now Jane Goody is going to die.

[Jah Lush]

So it was still her fault then. She's dead okay. Move along now. Nothing to see here.

[Huguenot]

So can we sue Jade?

[daizie]

I thought she had smears and treatment. Then ignored it. However, when she started having pain and blood loss she visited hospital lots of times and was sent away each time, being told it was nothing! for 4 years! Thats not right, surely?

[Keef]

Whether mistakes were made by the NHS or not, I can't believe anyone is saying sue them. How would you feel if you couldn't have a treatment because of budgets?

[daizie]

but it wasnt down to budgets, apparently whole groups of doctors missed it ! hence no treatment .

[onthe landing]

So to sue or not to sue ?