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Baby whisperer has died?

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PickasillyChristmasName · 06/12/2004 14:26

Saw about this on another website - it seems that Tracey Hogg has died of cancer, aged 44.

The excerpt comes from an Amercian website with obituaries.

December 5, 2004
OBITUARIES
Tracy Hogg, 44; Nurse, Author Nicknamed the 'Baby Whisperer'
By Elaine Woo
Tracy Hogg, a British-born nurse and best-selling author who was dubbed the "baby whisperer" for her ability to soothe prickly newborns and their anxious parents, died of melanoma Nov. 25 at a hospice in Doncaster, England. She was 44.

\link{http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/?track=mainnav-obituaries\here}

Anyone else heard about this?

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NomDePlumPudding · 06/12/2004 14:28

Blimey ! Poor woman.

MaryChristmas · 06/12/2004 14:28

OMG!

How sad. Sad

motherinfestivemood · 06/12/2004 14:29

No, but I know when I was trying to get hold of her for work a while ago, she never got back to me - this explains it. How very sad. Christalmighty, she was only three years older than me Sad

NoMoomAtTheInn · 06/12/2004 14:30

There was a thing on her website last year about how she wasn't taking on any more clients because she was ill. So that must be it.

What a shame. She always seemed very down to earth and caring. Her book was a godsend to me in the early weeks.

woodpops · 06/12/2004 14:30

OMG, I didn't even know she was ill. What a shame. Her programmes were fab.

NoMoomAtTheInn · 06/12/2004 14:32

But (and really hope this doesn't sound crass) I always thought she looked as if she might be ill on those programmes. Always very thin and pale. Very sad.

yingers74 · 06/12/2004 14:32

i can't believe it, does anyone know whether this is def true. It is very sad, she was very young. May she RIP Sad

StNickschik · 06/12/2004 14:33

Blimey, that's far too young - poor lady and poor family!

JanH · 06/12/2004 14:34

She did look tired - I always thought it was down to all the nights she spent with the non-sleepers - what a shame, I really liked her. Sad

bahhumbug · 06/12/2004 14:35

OMG I was trying to contact her too and got no reply - I was thinking of asking for a phone consultation. How AWFUL. I've just been discovering how wonderful her ethos is. :(

blossomgoodwill · 06/12/2004 14:37

How strange as it doesn't mention anything on her website.
Very sad Sad

woodpops · 06/12/2004 14:38

That's what I thought as well, just been and looked on her website and on discovery health and there's no mention anywhere.

bahhumbug · 06/12/2004 14:43

Found a mention on the message boards area of her site - in the LOUNGE section. No official announcement though

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PickasillyChristmasName · 06/12/2004 14:45

I was wondering about the lack of anything on the baywhisper website,

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JanH · 06/12/2004 14:46

It took Lakeland AGES to put up something about Michelle.

katzguk · 06/12/2004 15:01

OMG

She has got children as well, well at least a child, she had a premie, rememeber her saying in one of her programmes

leglebegle · 06/12/2004 15:08

I can't believe it, I was only watching her series on disc health a few weeks ago. Poor woman and her poor family :(

mishiclaus · 06/12/2004 15:26

aww poor lady and `family..i remembervwhile pg watching programmes then got books and used techniques when ds was born

Mirage · 06/12/2004 15:53

Oh no-I loved her books & she seemed a very genuine person.I had heard that she'd had cancer,but thought she'd recovered.She has two daughters from what I can remember.
How sad Sad

Gobbledigoose · 06/12/2004 16:18
Sad
DelGirlsRingAreYouListening · 06/12/2004 16:34

Shock Sad, thats terrible. I've been watching her programme on sky and she's brilliant with children. How sad

MariNativityPlay · 06/12/2004 19:43

Very sorry to hear this. I never picked up on her book (published after ds and before dd IYSWIM) but dd's godmother, who has a newborn of her own, REALLY rates Tracey Hogg and has found her method works beautifully on her ds. That is way too young to die.

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NoMoomAtTheInn · 06/12/2004 21:45

There's now a remembrance thread on her site

\link{http://babywhisperer.com\here}

Esthersmum · 06/12/2004 21:57

Very sad indeed to hear that awful news.

The Baby Whisperer was the only book that made sense to me. It was the perfect antedote to the 'you know nothing, do as I say' approach of Gina Ford..

Reading the book really helped me to understand what DD wanted when she was very tiny and I'll always be grateful for that.
:(