Farrah Fawcett Documentary Tonight
I believe everyone should watch the Farrah Fawcett documentary tonight at 8 Central/9 Eastern on NBC. I am not promoting Farrah Fawcett, but her celebrity brings the cold hard facts of cancer to the public media. After I watched Saving Private Ryan, I felt that every American citizen over 12 should be required to watch that movie. It depicted the shocking reality of war that everyone should have as a backdrop to all social and political thinking. Likewise, the Farrah Fawcett special may just awaken enough of us to how debilitating and devastating this disease is that we will be re-inspired to do something about it. I understand that Farrah’s interviews will be heart rending, and the depiction of her struggle for almost three years will be painful to watch. But, we need to let our hearts be rent, and we need to feel the pain. One in three of us will be there someday.
Ms. Fawcett credits her treatments in Germany with allowing her to live even as long as she has. These are treatments not approved in the U.S. Many proven therapy complements not allowed in our country are routinely practiced in Europe, Latin America, and the Far East. Farrah could afford to travel to Europe and receive treatments that are uninsured. I don’t fault her for that, but few can afford such care. It’s well past time for America to wake up and renounce the status quo by demanding integrative cancer treatment from our oncologists and cancer centers. We must also demand recognition of these treatments by the health insurance industry. Please help the Connie Thompson Foundation and other like organizations in pursuing this end.
May 31st, 2009 at 04:47
despite all the legal rumors going around, there’s a really good chance that Farrah Fawcett’s documentary will raise awareness about cancer and thus benefit a lot of people