SamuraiInBlack
September 26th, 2002, 04:06 AM
For those of you in the UK you are probably familiar with this:
Jordan Diagnosed with rare cancer
News source: Hello Magazine
British glamour model Jordan has revealed that she is suffering from a rare form of cancer, only weeks after learning that her newly-born son Harvey is blind.
Jordan – real name Katie Price – has been diagnosed with a leiomyosarcoma, or LMS, an extremely uncommon strain of the disease which affects only one in four million people. LMS attacks the smooth muscle cells found in most parts of the body and in its advanced stages there is only a 50-50 chance of survival.
The 24-year-old model went for tests which diagnosed the cancer after noticing a lump on the index finger of her left hand while having a manicure.
“It sounds crazy but I almost had to stop myself from laughing. He (her doctor) was joking, right?” she said. “The word cancer strikes fear into the heart of everybody. But Harvey is my inspiration, my reason for living and beating this thing… For now I have to be strong for Harvey and keep my tears inside. I’ll do my weeping later.”
Harvey, whose father is soccer player Dwight Yorke, was born on May 27. Last month doctors discovered the baby was suffering from a rare genetic condition which meant he would probably never see. In a further blow doctors also discovered a growth defect which means he will need hormone injections.
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Typically I wouldn't care about a supermodel who flaunts her youth, but c'mon, folks. NO ONE deserves this kind of bad luck. Not even a celebrity. A rare cancer that she only has a 50/50 chance of surviving? One that affects only ONE IN FOUR MILLION PEOPLE!? And to top that off, her KID is BLIND, and even suffers a growth defect! No one deserves that kind of crappy luck. This kid has a possibility of growing up without a mother. Celeb or not, she has a kid to take care of. That kid does not deserve to grow up without its biological mom. And she, as a mother, try as she might, does not deserve to be torn away from her kid.
It's probably asking much...but please keep her in your prayers. No one deserves this kind of pain. No one. I don't personally know her or anything like that, but it just tears at my heart to see someone so young, be afflicted with something so fatal. If anything, do it for her kid... it's bad enough the kid is blind...he doesn't need to grow up without a mom too.
Jordan Diagnosed with rare cancer
News source: Hello Magazine
British glamour model Jordan has revealed that she is suffering from a rare form of cancer, only weeks after learning that her newly-born son Harvey is blind.
Jordan – real name Katie Price – has been diagnosed with a leiomyosarcoma, or LMS, an extremely uncommon strain of the disease which affects only one in four million people. LMS attacks the smooth muscle cells found in most parts of the body and in its advanced stages there is only a 50-50 chance of survival.
The 24-year-old model went for tests which diagnosed the cancer after noticing a lump on the index finger of her left hand while having a manicure.
“It sounds crazy but I almost had to stop myself from laughing. He (her doctor) was joking, right?” she said. “The word cancer strikes fear into the heart of everybody. But Harvey is my inspiration, my reason for living and beating this thing… For now I have to be strong for Harvey and keep my tears inside. I’ll do my weeping later.”
Harvey, whose father is soccer player Dwight Yorke, was born on May 27. Last month doctors discovered the baby was suffering from a rare genetic condition which meant he would probably never see. In a further blow doctors also discovered a growth defect which means he will need hormone injections.
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Typically I wouldn't care about a supermodel who flaunts her youth, but c'mon, folks. NO ONE deserves this kind of bad luck. Not even a celebrity. A rare cancer that she only has a 50/50 chance of surviving? One that affects only ONE IN FOUR MILLION PEOPLE!? And to top that off, her KID is BLIND, and even suffers a growth defect! No one deserves that kind of crappy luck. This kid has a possibility of growing up without a mother. Celeb or not, she has a kid to take care of. That kid does not deserve to grow up without its biological mom. And she, as a mother, try as she might, does not deserve to be torn away from her kid.
It's probably asking much...but please keep her in your prayers. No one deserves this kind of pain. No one. I don't personally know her or anything like that, but it just tears at my heart to see someone so young, be afflicted with something so fatal. If anything, do it for her kid... it's bad enough the kid is blind...he doesn't need to grow up without a mom too.