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

They're not bloomin influencers or celebs! Wouldnt have happened on the Queen's watch.

They are in the fact they need a relationship with the media & us & good PR.

@lemonstolemonade
There is always hope even to those with a terminal diagnosis. The Bowel Cancer UK Forum is full of stories of those who have beaten the odds.

I think it must have been very difficult for William, worried that his children might lose their Mum at an early age, like he did. Plus his father being ill, meaning that his life could have changed at any moment.

I get the point about the production values, but I think it’s very important that they have publicly shown such closeness as a family, as well as letting her talk about her health. I thought it was lovely.

It's odd how some posters can't separate out the PR / style of a video from sympathy for the person at its heart.

I really don't see how you can say what you have. 'Mocking' a video is not mocking the people in it. No one is mocking anything, they are just pointing out that some of the filming was a bit intrusive. It's a criticism of the fil maker, not the P of W or her message. Far from it.

It's saying the video could have been toned down a little perhaps.

There are loads of critics of the video on here, have you not read the thread? and why are you bringing Meghan into it, she is completely irrelevant to this discussion.

I thought it was lovely, as a family who have been hit by cancer on numerous occasions, it brought a tear to my eye. They look like a wonderful family to me, it seems William has achieved having as "normal" a family life as it is possible to have when you are next in line to the throne.

It seemed really genuine and warm, though. It was special because they don't do that normally. I thought it was lovely.

This, 💯

I don't think that's necessarily the case tbh.

It was clear from the off that the surgery was major, those big operations can take months to recover from in and of themselves. My dad had a hemicolectomy for bowel cancer at 39 and never really recovered due to adhesions, for example. She was clearly going to be in for a long recovery from whatever it was. Then adding the shock of a cancer diagnosis and chemo on top would have been awful even if she was reassured her life wasn't in any immediate danger.

I don't think we need to be looking beyond the official line here, it's all perfectly plausible. Hopefully she'll recover well and get back to herself.

William has had a shit few years.
First the issues with his brother, then his dad and wife both with cancer.
I am full of admiration for how he's kept going and doesn't show his darkest moments publicly.

It wasn't about her tone, it was enunciation, it seemed forced. I went to school with a girl who was rough went to elocution. She sounded 'posh' compared to how the rest of us spoke, but every so often you could hear her 'normal' pronunciation come through, and that made her whole accent seem really forced, as if she was making a concious effort all the time. I suppose I just assumed she speak the same way Wills and Harry do.

My best friend died at 31 from cancer.

My other close childhood friend at 42.

Having hope doesn't just mean getting better. Having hope can mean your kids will be ok. Having hope can mean many things.

Watching people go through cancer when it is terminal doesn't mean those people give up hope either. Hope is important.

My step mom was told she would die from stage 4 uterine cancer when her girls were very young. She beat all the odds.

Hope is for everyone..

I thought her words were lovely. Not so keen on the cheesy video which was very staged and felt like an attempt to follow the influencer trend of faux-intimacy. I can just picture the videographer saying “ok how about a shot of the two of you sitting on that log together… now try it holding hands, now look at each other… ok now let’s get Catherine on her own, stand by the tree and give us a thoughtful look…”.

It's obvious the reason she downplayed it when announcing it was because she didn't want to tell anyone in the first place but too many people were like vultures, demanding to know what was wrong. Remember all the threads on here saying she was dying, dead or divorced?

If she discloses her actual diagnosis then everyone would go crazy deciding her fate and if she wasn't seen for a while they'd decide she was dead. She should be able to manage her health in private- if that means limited public appearances then so be it.

@lemonstolemonade am sorry to hear about your friend. Cancer has devastated my family with many close relatives including taking both my mom and my sister (who like your friend had bowel cancer and a very young family). It can be hard to hold onto hope in the face of a terminal diagnosis but then i do remember how Deborah James held on to the phrase 'rebellious hope' even when facing a stage 4 diagnosis. I hope you're friend's children are supported and feeling their parent's love echo on forever💐

I've heard her speak before, it's her normal voice. It's often remarked on that she sounds posher than the young royals.

Oh so you think she lied in that statement?

I took it at face value

But your point is irrelevant as there are a lot of critics if the video on here, as I said in my last post to you, have you not read the thread?

Very beautiful message. May she remain cancer free and healthy. Beautiful family and very loving.

Sorry but this made me laugh (in a nice way). He's next in line to the throne, he doesn't exactly get the option to go on a public bender or to 'show his darkest moments'. But yes, undoubtedly he's had a hard time, but hopefully the fact that they have immediate access to the absolute cream of medical staff and support networks is some comfort.

I agree.

Really? I don't think she sounds particularly posh at all, I'm I'm quite common. It's not a criticism btw, I was just genuinely taken aback.

What an absolutely vile simile.