Jade Goody-Is it voyeurism? - Page 6

emamum · 22-03-2009, 18:48

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Originally Posted by Neil

She did not sacrifice dignity for money in my opinion. She made some TV programmes, the only thing she is known for anyway. Because of Jade many young women have been for smear tests that would not have. She has probably saved a few lives by what she did.

Yes she made money for the future of her kids. Nothing wrong with her making provision for her children for when she is gone. I am sure knowing she was doing what she could for her children is what kept her going till the end.

I hope you rest in peace Jade, you were a very brave lady doing what you did for your children. I hope your actions carry on making young women aware of cervical cancer and they keep getting checked out from a young age.

well said Neil

Neil · 22-03-2009, 18:58

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Originally Posted by emamum

well said Neil

shhh people will start to think I am a sensitive chap

MargaretR · 22-03-2009, 18:58

She didn't do it for cancer awareness - she did it for money
The fact that it had a good secondary effect has given her very public death more sympathy.
If her intention was cancer awareness- why didn't she donate the money to cancer research?

banjoman · 22-03-2009, 19:02

I feel sorry for the boys. I was getting a bit annoyed with all the coverage around it meself. When Wendy Richards passed away it was quite a shock , but with Jade its turned into such a media event. I understand wanting to make enough money to look after the kids, but if I knew it was my last few weeks I would have spent all my time with my family and not selling stories.

I wonder how much Mr Clifford had to do with how all this was handled ? Wonder how much he made from it all ?

Neil · 22-03-2009, 19:04

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Originally Posted by MargaretR

She didn't do it for cancer awareness - she did it for money
The fact that it had a good secondary effect has given her very public death more sympathy.
If her intention was cancer awareness- why didn't she donate the money to cancer research?

She did it for her children, simple.

Unless you can't understand that. Shall I spell it out a little bigger for you

Her CHILDREN

It can't have been for herself could it seeing as she is dead now and knew all along that she did not have much change of surviving it.
Why should she do it for cancer awareness?
What she did made more people aware of cancer than any advertising campaign I have ever seen.

MargaretR · 22-03-2009, 19:07

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Originally Posted by Neil

She did it for her children, simple.

Unless you can't understand that. Shall I spell it out a little bigger for you

Her CHILDREN

It can't have been for herself could it seeing as she is dead now and knew all along that she did not have much change of surviving it.
Why should she do it for cancer awareness?
What she did made more people aware of cancer than any advertising campaign I have ever seen.

I know that

but will they benefit from a private education and a lifetime where they need not strive - debatable

emamum · 22-03-2009, 19:13

I believe that the amount of coverage this has had will save the lives of other young women that would have avoided the smear because they are not nice, she has also given her childre a better start to their lives (sadly without their mother) than she had, she was uneneducated and didnt have the best upbringing and i can completely understand, as a mother, that she needed to make sure her children had better and i agree that it probably kept her going and gave her something to concentrate on at the end and may have brought her a little comfort.

Loz · 22-03-2009, 19:38

I was never her biggest fan but i feel so sorry for her and her kids.
Its horrible losing a parent at anytime and at any age but for this to happen on mothers day is so very sad.
Maybe now she has died people can stop with the cynicism.
R.I.P

lindsay ormerod · 22-03-2009, 19:44

Not a fan but no one deserves to die at such a young age. Maybe if she had attended the hospital appointments she was sent when the suspicious cells were found she would have had more of a chance. Smear tests are a necessary evil.

shillelagh · 22-03-2009, 21:21

I wasnt a fan either of her ... but she has brought it further to the front .. dont miss your smear tests .. She did this for her kids to make sure they had a better start in life than what she had. Ok it drove me nuts all the publicity about it .. didnt seem to be off the front pages and on telly .. but if its saved just one more persons life .. isnt it worth it? Her kids will have to grow up without her and i just hope that their father tells them that jade did it for her kids.

By the way banjoman did you not watch bbc1's documentary with wendy richards last thursday night that she did when she was dying .... they followed her through her treatment.

West Ender · 22-03-2009, 21:39

When she was fit and well I had no time for Jade, she was a loud-mouthed, ill bred, ignorant girl. When she became ill I had to view her with compassion because she was a young mother with a terminal illness and only a heart of pure granite could be hardened towards her.

It doesn't matter how awful she was, her life ended in dreadful pain and she has left 2 small boys without a mother's love. Let the cynics think on that fact and thank their god that they haven't suffered the same fate.

I'm tired of hearing how she "should have contributed to cancer research" too. Who has had access to her bank account? How does anyone know if she did or she didn't? Her highly publicised death has contributed to a heightened awareness of a terrible disease and for that, if for nothing else in her short life, Jade should be applauded.

Margaret Pilkington · 22-03-2009, 21:40

I am not sure that giving children a financial advantage is necessarily the best for them........though I do understand her motives...especially with regards to their education.
Jade herself didn't have much of an education but she still made something of her life.
We may not all agree with what she did, but you have to give her credit for hauling herself up from very humble beginnings.
I just don't know how her children will see the intrusive coverage of her illness by the media, when they are old enough to make judgements for themsleves.

I hope the media will now give her family the time they need to grieve for Jade.
I doubt it though...she was just another media commodity.

emamum · 22-03-2009, 22:24

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I understand her motives...especially with regards to their education.
Jade herself didn't have much of an education but she still made something of her life.

she is famous for showing her 'kebab' on a reality tv show

BERNADETTE · 22-03-2009, 23:07

Whether we agree with how Jade coped with her diagnosis or not none of us can doubt her very deep love for her boys and in her own way she was trying to make sure they got the start in life that she never did. Her childhood was nothing short of tragic, as anybody who has followed her story will tell you. For goodness sake let her rest in peace

forceten · 22-03-2009, 23:26

Well said Bernadette

And for people to say that she held out to die on Mothers Day........for gods sake get a life.

Jade has done more to promote cervical cancer and the importance of smears than anybody.

May she rest in peace