Catherine Health Update

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She has released a video to state that she has completed her cancer treatment.

news.sky.com/story/kate-health-update-live-kate-has-new-perspective-on-everything-as-diagnosis-to-remain-private-13211996

There are woods at the bottom of my road. Didn’t see a soul in them today when I walked the dog. I could easily have done a lovely video if I’d wanted to!

Notice in recent times that ‘kool aid’ is mentioned a lot. Not a saying I’ve heard before in the U.K. what does it mean please? Genuine btw!

Drinking the Kool-Aid - Wikipedia

”Let that light shine bright.”

Eh, it’s an adverb. BrightLY.

Thank you @GrouchyKiwi

I found it strange it’s been used by some posters on here when I’d never heard of it. But I’m an old lady and some things pass me by.

By that token, it’s surely insensitive to the billions of people in the world who don’t have free healthcare, paid time off work to cover illness or even a reliable first world health infrastructure to be moaning about how being a cancer sufferer is really tough in the UK if you’re not rich?

The race to the bottom seen here is never really to the actual bottom. Just to find a position where you can comfortably judge someone with more than you….

🌹🌸🌻for you @RedRosesPinkLilies

Are these people likely to be poring over press releases from Kensington Palace? Might KP just push itself the teensiest bit beyond its usual thinking processes and consider the life of the average British 'subject' and what happens after that person hears the 'I'm sorry, it's cancer' speech? The aver age British subject is, one supposes, the person with whom KP is most concerned. At least two members of this family romping adorably so in the country are going to reign over them.

Oh dear. I found that completely cringeworthy I'm afraid.

Point out in my post where I said I was just like her please.

I said I could take sick leave for as long as she has.

Where exactly did I say I was like her?

A bit of a stretch Serenster; one could easily say that the fact that the video will be seen globally by people who have access to less decent health care than in the uk, makes it even more insensitive!

What is it about a video made by a member of the RF that renders it unassailable* * I wonder?

Also I'm England and all cancer treatment was free, could get ESA when not working in support group for much longer than treatment was, plenty of access to beach and nature and plenty of help from cancer charities including a week's holiday paid for for my family and a friend.

Being able to take sick leave, for as long as necessary, is a privilege that would be beyond the majority of working people, I would have thought.

She's had 9 months so far - pretty standard for majority of public sector workers which is up to 12m.

Where did she say in the video she wasn't coming back?

And actually, she was at Trooping & Wimbledon (& has been reported as participating in zoom meetings with some of her charities) so is in a phased return at present.

Their children were at school at that point in Feb / March. She quite possibly didn't want to make anything public until they broke up. Their children are the ones they have to plan it around.

Are these people likely to be poring over press releases from Kensington Palace?

It was huge news in the United States, where for many people a cancer diagnosis would mean a swift slide into financial disaster, loss of their house and bankruptcy just to pay the medical bills….

Not really a lot of public sector jobs have a years sick leave and the better paid private ones have similar plus private medical insurance. Cancer gives you protection under employment laws. There's also lots of benefits if you don't have those like ESA, pip, UC if no or low savings. And charities that help. And there's generally a lot of sympathy and support for cancer, it's not like mental health were there's a lot of stigma and very little help. The only issue we faced was a complete lack of support for one child in school but otherwise plenty of support.

I am sure they had their reasons but the narrative that they tried the written statement approach first and only when it didn't work had to do videos isn't right

They didn't do any updates for a while, rumours started and they made those worse with the photoshopped photo.

It's definitely one of the 'bingo card' expressions which Sussex Supporters have learned to trot out, and its use is somewhat ironic if you think about the stuff they have swallowed whole and undigested from Meghan and Harry!

When they go out of their way to change laws for examples changing it so they don't have to pay taxes on inheritance like us 'subjects' have to ..then yes it's immense privilege that they have to continue to keep their wealth.

Maybe they should be subject to the same laws we all have to and pay up, i imagine their millions would go to helping the NHs more and therefore help more people in this country.

They issued 2 statements, and then a lightly photoshopped photo.

There was a deliberate campaign to spread disinformation about her, her husband and her family.

I was not talking about public sector workers, I know that they have a certain amount of protection, should they get seriously ill. The same cannot be said for lots of other occupations, which is what I was talking about. I have no interest in whether she returns to work, or not. That is not the point I was making.

There was a very long gap after that second statement. And then the heavily photoshopped picture.

If it was an attempt to protect their children, I think it wasn't the right move. An earlier announcement would have stopped the rumours which I am sure were a lot more damaging to their children

We don't know what misery she's been going through.

Of course Catherine is lucky to have the best possible care and the luxury of time to recuperate (no-one would argue with that), but there's another difference between her case and that of some other cancer sufferers: the minutiae of her appearance will be scrutinised mercilessly and intrusively (and tastelessly, by some) in the press and on social media. Most of the rest of us at least don't have to deal with that. I say this simply to suggest why she may not be working as many engagements as some people might wish. The expected standards of personal presentation and behaviour, in terms of keeping smiling, chatting to all kinds of people and the travel involved might not be compatible with the rigours of cancer treatment.

I feel for everyone who's going through something similar - but I'm sure everyone's case is different and it's impossible to generalise about how she might be feeling or how long her recovery will take. I think a pp might have a point - very sadly - that the cancer might always have been more serious than has been reported. Keeping it quiet and vague and playing it down is the only possible way (in today's world) of protecting the children from hearing traumatic news while they're so young. I really hope it's not as bad as that, and that she's on the way to recovery.

Holkham beach and pinewoods is owned by the Holkham Estate which belongs to the Coke family. It’s open to the public. Anyone can use it.

Recognise this, anyone?

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/sep/10/kate-windsor-media-woman-chemotherapy-monarchy-princess-of-wales?CMP=ShareiOSAppp_Other