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Sarah Ferguson has malignant melanoma diagnosed.

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Urmstongran Sun 21-Jan-24 18:22:40

Oh this poor woman. First breast cancer and now this. Hopefully she will be receiving excellent treatment but it must still be a shock for her.

Sennelier1 Tue 23-Jan-24 08:10:23

I do hope they caught it in time and treatment can still be succesfull ❤️‍🩹

Goldieoldie15 Mon 22-Jan-24 23:52:44

Yes it is sad when anybody contracts this awful disease. However in what way exactly is she so special? And what about thousands of other similarly suffering. Should we be thinking of them too.

Mt61 Mon 22-Jan-24 23:40:37

mae13

Hope it ends well for her - it seems there are two things in this life we have negligable control over. The weather and health.
My Ma had a mastectomy in 1970 and our family GP told my father - because Ma couldn't face asking for the test results herself - "why didn't she come to see me earlier - she has six months at best"
(This was, of course, when we had family GP's and they could discreetly breach confidentialties when neccesary)and Dad came home and told her she was OK!
And she lasted 14 more years - probably because she wasn't told the truth.
The human mind is an amazing mystery.......

Amazing 😊

Anniebach Mon 22-Jan-24 16:32:47

Allegations made, it is claimed,

Cossy Mon 22-Jan-24 16:25:08

Anniebach

According to the Guardian in 2020 allegations have been made, unproven as I understand it.

“Princee Andrew
Underage girl forced to have sex with Prince Andrew, US court document claims
Papers part of 2015 civil court case by girl, Virginia Roberts Giuffre, against Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell”

“ It is claimed in the unsealed papers that an island orgy was one of three occasions when Jane Doe #3 was forced to have sex with Andrew. The other locations were Maxwell’s London flat and and in New York.
No precise dates are given for the alleged incidents. But it is claimed Jane Doe #3 was first approached by Maxwell in 1999, when she was 15. Epstein kept her as a “sex slave” from about 1999 to 2002, before she escaped and fled to another country, according to a document.
Similar allegations about Prince Andrew having sex with an underage girl were ordered to be struck from court records in 2015 in the civil case. At the time the judge did not rule on the veracity of the claims.”

Mt61 Mon 22-Jan-24 15:49:23

Amazing 😊

Romola Mon 22-Jan-24 15:39:05

I like Sarah Ferguson too. She's had to be tough and courageous.
She seems to understand what it is to have fun, while the RF as a whole seems so staid.

Anniebach Mon 22-Jan-24 15:33:33

Cossy no allegations have been made for any charges to be made

Cossy Mon 22-Jan-24 15:23:19

Anniebach

Cossy

We don’t have states in this country

No Anniebach we don’t have states in the UK, but my understanding is Andrew had sex with the girl in America in a State where the age of consent is 18!

Kalu Mon 22-Jan-24 15:19:02

Poor woman. A jolly type who can hold her own, I like her.

Goodness, is this really the time to drag up this woman’s past or worse still, have no sympathy for another human being who has cancer? Such crass behaviour.

Germanshepherdsmum Mon 22-Jan-24 15:10:47

Some people just like being nasty. Perhaps someone will say the same about her one day.

rafichagran Mon 22-Jan-24 15:09:17

Sorry pressed to early, what a shocking lack of Empathy. No matter how what you thi k of someone you can at least wish her well.

rafichagran Mon 22-Jan-24 15:07:00

Germanshepherdsmum

What? I can’t believe you can be so unpleasant as not to care that someone has cancer.

Very unkind, no

furzeacre579 Mon 22-Jan-24 15:05:35

all good wishes to Sarah

Frenchgalinspain Mon 22-Jan-24 15:02:37

Oh, terrible news. All my best wishes to her and speedy recovery.

Very sad.

furzeacre579 Mon 22-Jan-24 14:57:20

i'd just like to add all good wishes to Sarah

Whitewavemark2 Mon 22-Jan-24 14:45:11

She is in the highest risk category, just like my family.

My sister has recently had one removed, and at her post op check up they have found another one which seemed to have popped up since she was examined in October.

According to sisters consultant, there are medications recently come on line that have made recovery a completely different ball game to previously.

I had breast cancer at a similar age to Sarah Ferguson and am still here to tell the tale.

henetha Mon 22-Jan-24 14:38:07

I wish Sarah all the very best and hope she fully recovers.
Melanoma is not the killer it once was (my mother died of it) , there are some treatments now.

Mt61 Mon 22-Jan-24 14:36:53

I didn’t say poor him- just her, put through the wringer for her weight, etc.
he probably is, very immature, I still dont think we can compare him to Jimmy Saville or else there would be more women coming out of the woodwork! Most young girls today sleep with older blokes/ boyfriends & do it for nowt

Callistemon21 Mon 22-Jan-24 14:32:21

Having treatment for cancer can depress the immune system too.

Mt61 Mon 22-Jan-24 14:30:55

Yes! I do think stress can bring on a hellva lot of illnesses, including cancer- my 50 yr old cousin was diagnosed with Parkinson’s, her consultant said the stress of the divorce could have brought it on earlier. Stress causes inflammation!

Anniebach Mon 22-Jan-24 14:14:02

Cossy

We don’t have states in this country

Cossy Mon 22-Jan-24 14:13:03

Polly7

I think you’re spot on

Polly7 Mon 22-Jan-24 14:06:57

I wonder why (wonderful life) about children the innocents and most vulnerable are taken- this is when i changed my religious thoughts
Ive heard responses like 'you only get given what you take' ( not true or will be no suicides)
'God provides when you needy'. But what about war zones especially 🤔
I think life is just like a lottery and you are very fortunate. Fortunate or unfortunate
Having belief helps you through if you can muster it up
Things dont just happen to good folk but it really hurts when it does!
Life can seem very unfair

hollysteers Mon 22-Jan-24 14:06:43

Mt61

Poor Sarah.. probably the stress of the media putting her through the wringer, all her married life, I think she’s been a tremendous support to Andrew- I hope they re- marry- I don’t think he’s any Jimmy Savile- just made a huge mistake having a paedo for a mate!

Are you suggesting cancer is the result of stress?