Today is one of those news days where you are on an emotional roller coaster. It was sad news that things are not looking very positive, health-wise for the very beautiful and beloved Farrah Fawcett according to her long time love Ryan O’Neal. Ryan made statements that alluded to the fact that Farrah has allegedly lost her hair and is mainly to the point where she is in bed most of the time because of her status in her fight with anal cancer. Farrah has been a valiant fighter for well over 2 years in this battle.
Ryan, allegedly, said that he has lied to her and said she is doing well; he has said that he also lied to their son Redmond, about her condition. He has been in jail for allegedly being in possession of drugs. Ryan feels it is best to keep them both in the dark about the grim outlook for her recovery. He also says he will not know this world without her. What does that mean? Does that mean that he can’t go on if she leaves this world in body and spirit? Or does he mean that he can’t imagine a world without her in it? It is a heartbreaking situation whether you are a celebrity or an everyday person who has had a loved one in a battle with cancer…cancer is an equal opportunity enemy.
Then, there is another story that is a mixture of the mad and the sad. Elizabeth Edwards has written a book called Resilience: Reflections on the Burdens and the Gifts Facing Life’s Adversities. This book documents some of the challenges that she herself has had in her life; the loss of her son Wade, cancer, and her husband’s alleged affair with a woman named Rielle Hunter, and allegations of Elizabeth’s husband John fathering a child with Rielle, who he met while he was on the campaign trail. Elizabeth has given Oprah an intense interview regarding some of these issues. Since clips of that interview have been released into the media, the woman in question has said that she is open to doing a paternity test on her daughter who she claims is the child she bore from her relationship with John Edwards. He has in the past denied that the child is his. He admitted the affair after allegations surfaced. He is now being investigated about whether finances from his campaign were inappropriately handled relating to his relationship with Ms. Hunter. John said in the past, that he would take a DNA test to disprove paternity…but, that was when Ms. Hunter said she would not put herself or her child through that. Now, she has since changed her mind with all of this media attention focusing on who’s her baby’s daddy. There is a little mad under current running through the media headlines; as everyone is trying to tell their side of the story. There is plenty of justified hurt, anger and embarrassment to go around.
Finally, there is the news story that seemed to stick in everyone’s craw. Drew Peterson, a former police officer, who has been in and out of the news regarding the death and disappearance of two of his wives over the last few years has been arrested. Last night, Drew was arrested as a suspect in the death of his third wife, Kathleen Savio. She was found dead in a dry bath tub; it was made to look as if she had accidently drowned. Wife number four, Stacy, has disappeared and never been found. Drew has tried to imply that she left him for another man. He has made headlines with his arrogance and seemingly inappropriate jokes.
It was only a few months ago when he was in a relationship with another young woman…that too made the news as her father was extremely concerned about her and her child when she moved in with Drew. They had become engaged and the young woman’s father had the police visit the home several times out of concern for her well-being. There are many people in his home town, i am sure, who are glad that he is behind bars with a 20 million dollar bond. Things have had a bit of a circus atmosphere surrounding Drew Peterson and his home for quite a while as the media focus was pretty intense for such a long time. In fact, Kathleen Savio’s sister did an interview this morning and said that it was the first night when she was able to sleep well…feeling safe that he was behind bars.
Not everyone is going to be glad about this situation, such as his children. This is going to be traumatic for them, as this process takes it’s course through the courts. What will happen to them? Has Drew made arrangements for them to be able to stay with someone in case this happened? Or will his children end up in foster care? The police waited to arrest him until he left home so that they did not have to do that in front of his children. Some days the news is filled with nothing but pain and suffering; we have to remember that each story is not just a story… it is a situation that affects many lives on both sides of each issue.
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