Catherine Health Update

[PrettyFlyforaMaiTai]

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

I wish these devout Sussex fans would stop and wonder whether Harry and Meghan would really be onboard with the nasty stuff they keep posting

Given they're on record as thanking some of them and taking others along on their trips it would seem they are, @MrsLeonFarrell. FWIW I didn't want to believe it either, but the facts seem to be stacking up in that direction

I agree, though, that the backlash they'd likely get if they pushed back means they're stuck between a rock and a hard place, but then that's what happens if folk ally themselves with mindsets like this

Yeah I don't want to believe that Harry and Meghan are complicit in the Squad either. But if they are taking them on trips that's a hard fact to ignore. (The thanks for charity contributions I'm not bothered about because charities thank automatically.)

Oh dear.

If H&M were to part ways I think H is for it with the superfans. They will hound him for the rest of his days. And as for the fans loving Invictus… yeah, right.

@JSMill Thank you. I’m doing ok just now, and am away on holiday (so different time zone). I hope your DH is doing well too

Kate’s words really resonated for me. Cancer really changes a lot about how one sees things.

I don't think there was a delay in diagnosis, quite the contrary as both Catherine's and the King's cancers were picked up after operations which most people would probably still be waiting for. The NHS is amazing in treating cancer once it's diagnosed but it has up be found first.

Depends if they tried to treat symptoms medically for a few months, then resorted to surgery. Not realising cancer underlay symptoms
I’m absolutely sure the RF have the best care possible- just making the point cancer succeeds in presenting late because its symptoms can be vague and easily ascribed to other reasons.

I don't think Catherine can have been having particularly troublesome symptoms for long - I don't recall her ever crying off from an engagement in recent times (there were one or two when the children were younger, ascribed to children's needs). She always looks amazing, and gives her all, smiling and enthusiastic. It's hard to imagine she has been gritting her teeth and carrying on despite being in pain for long. Back when she had her surgery Private Eye palace column said it had been expected to be minor surgery and timed for the school holidays so she could be in and out and recovered without anyone knowing, but when they proceeded things were found to be worse than expected. Parts of that ring true. Parts don't. She clearly had major surgery, and making decisions on the hoof while the patient is on the table has a lot of issues eg related to consent. It usually happens when people have been admitted very unwell and need emergency surgery which turns out to be far more extensive than expected. Decisions in these cases aren't made lightly, with surgeons consulting with one or more other consultants to make a best interests decision, recorded in the notes. Cracking on and doing something much more major without prior discussion, planning and consent seems unlikely.

With the benefit of hindsight, the one thing that was cancelled was her participation in the State visit to Singapore in November 2023, at the time ascribed to George's public exams. That may have been the exact truth, because he would have been sitting entrance exams at the time, or it may have been a contributing factor which, combined with whatever-it-is medically, meant it added up to a decision that remaining in UK was the right thing to do. Also, an unexpected window in her diary might have been an opportunity for medical consultations and tests.

If (big if) that was the case, it was handled really well as there was zero health speculation, and the announcement just after the operation came out of the blue.

It's also possible that before the operation started, there were a range of options about what would be done depending on what was found (and consent given to any/all of them).

And I think the cancer findings were genuinely unexpected, as William went straight there, even though his absence from a family memorial service was bound to be noted and provoke speculation about what on earth was so important it couldn't wait a couple of hours.

It would have been though. Everything Meghan does is overly sentimental, twee and smaltzy!!

How sour can a person be?! I doubt it cost you that much personally tbh. Horrible.

"William and me" is grammatically correct!

Nobody is a "human irrelevance".

Why do you see empathy as "sycophancy"? That's bizarre.

What, like all the millions saved by Brexit? Right.

Only if you have a very twisted life view.

Not sure about the first bit - William & Kate’s engagements are not really shared publicly in advance (apart from the most high profile, royal events, Earthshot etc), probably for security reasons, so there may have been late cancellations to events that we never knew about in the first place.

But I think health journeys can be complex and unpredictable. I’m thinking of how it was with my DC. It’s quite possible to give an update one day, then after further investigations /results/ symptoms etc, the situation is different just a few days later. Doesn’t mean the first update was a lie, it’s just continuously evolving and perceived inconsistencies can appear because different information is known at different times.

You're all heart, aren't you!

I'm not wrong.

Jealousy really isn't a good look. That's way more pathetic.

I don't see anyone "bowing and scraping before her". You're making that up.

I don't think anyone whose life has been touched by cancer, whether their own or that of a loved one, has the right to criticise the experience of the PoW. Everyone has their own, individual experience. This is hers. That she has chosen to share it with the world at large is a whole new departure for the RF. Give the woman a break!

And that is because it is exactly what some posters are doing, or has that fact passed you by completely?!

And saying, "with respect" actually means "with anything but respect". Horrible phrase.

And WTAF does that have to do with the RF? The government is in charge of the NHS. Your (and my in fact) gripe is with them. I had a neurology consultation over 2.5 years ago, and an MRI scan over 2 years ago. My condition has got worse, and I am still waiting for another test - while the previous information is now way out of date. I'm not blaming the Princess of Wales for that!!!

I have a good friend of more than 30 years who has always had private health insurance via her husband's job, and has used it many times. Do I begrudge her that? Of course I don't. I'm happy for her to be in a position to get any treatment she needs.

There's absolutely no point in being bitter or envious. It is what it is. There are massive inequalities in life, always has been, always will be.

Take the inequalities up with the powers that be. I'm sure Catherine, if she is the decent person she comes across as, would want everyone to have the same quality of treatment that she has had, but it's not in her gift.

Actually you are.

If you had access to the "privileges" of private medical care - and let's face it, plenty of people in this country have that, not just the Royal Family! - would you say, "oh no, I will join the NHS waiting list because that's the right thing to do!"

Would you fuck!

None of that is Kate's fault.

@CoffeeCantata I totally agree with your assessment. I like the RF, and I think W&C are doing a sterling job with their three gorgeous children, but the video was a little too much for me. It was just a bit cheesy. I'm sad that they feel they need to perform for the public in that way.

I think the affection between W and C was genuine, but they shouldn't have felt they needed to act that out for the cameras. The children were adorable, and I assume they were pretty natural.

I hope they don't feel the need to repeat it.