Valerie Harper Has Terminal Brain Cancer
Shut down your computer, put on your coat, go home, put on a boho headscarf, grab a bottle of something mind numbing, pick up your pet of choice (if you don't have one, steal one off the street) crawl into bed, pull the covers over you and hug the bottle and your pet of choice, because Valerie Harper's got terminal brain cancer and her doctor has given her three months to live. And oh People Magazine, the place where you announce you're gay, announce you're getting married, announce you got married, announce you're having a kid, announce you had a kid, announce you're getting divorced and announce that you're saying goodbye to the world.
Rhoda Morgenstern and Jason Bateman's TV mom battled lung cancer in 2009 and just a couple of months ago her doctor told her that she has a rare and terminal type of brain cancer. Valerie tells People that she has leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, "a rare condition that occurs when cancer cells spread into the fluid-filled membrane surrounding the brain." Valerie's doctor told her that she has less than three months to live. How in the hell do you tell someone that they have three months to live? Do you do it while holding a tiny kitten wearing a sombrero? Even a tiny kitten wearing a sombrero wouldn't soften that news.
But 73-year-old Valerie is being positive and tells People, "I don't think of dying. I think of being here now."
Well, this is just sad and this feels like the kind of post that should end with a song.
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JoJo, I'm so sorry for everything that you've been going through with your family and your diagnosis. *hugs* <3 (hearts)
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JoJo,
This thread is long gone but if you should ever return here to see if someone cared about what you wrote--please know someone does.
I am so sorry for so much hardship that you have had and continue to have to deal with--its a lot in such a short span.
JoJo I believe in miracles so I wish you as much life to come as you can handle!
Where you are going--whether sooner or later, we will all go, JoJo--whatever comes: I wish you a lightness of being as you move along this path.
I was told in June that I have 6 months to a year to live...I have terminal squamous cell carcinoma of the head/neck (the same thing that Michael Douglass seems to have beaten.) Two months before my diagnosis, my sister comitted suicide (10/31/10) and one month later my mother was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. Mom & I has chemo and radiation together, and I had major surgery...it didn't help either of us...she died 11/18/18 and I got my terminal diagnosis 6 or 7 months later. I try not to think about the fact that I'm half way through my predicted survival time...that's just too scary.
I liked Valerie Harper. I pray that she is able to enjoy her life right up until the end, and has a peaceful passing.
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In Valerie's honor, I shall sing the theme song to Rhoda all day today....
La La La Laaaa Laaaaaaa, La La La La La.
Stranger things have happened, so I'm going to say, Get well soon, Valerie.
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Poor Valerie. :(
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I love the character of Rhoda and Val always had/still has this warmth that shines thru.
Her attitude is incredible and she is some kinda inspiration already..........I get comfort knowing she is gonna feel the love from a world of people that love her and are saddened by her passing from here.....
One of my fave MTM's was the one where Rhoda, (ever upbeat after yet another crushed romance) said something to the effect: "I look on it this way Mare---I'm getting dumped by a better class of guy!"
Well, fuck. I remember my dad telling me how he met her once and how kind of a person she was. She even gave him an autograph, which I see whenever I visit his office. My heart goes out to Valerie, as well as all those whose lives were affected by cancer.
Valerie as Rhoda running through the streets of NYC in her wedding gown...:::
Iconic. ....::::no words..::::
Now is the time. You're not promised tomorrow. -PR
This really sucks. I remember my mom watching Rhoda, and I couldn't really appreciate it until I was much older. I'm really sad to hear this news, another great actress with real talent is going to leave us. Why can't it be a Kardashian instead.
I saw her on broadway in a show called 'looped'. She played Tallulah Bankhead. She was awesome and hysterical. So glad I had the chance to see her perform live.
Sad day for me!
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If I were her and had any energy, I would go on a major crime spree.
Aw hell. Another part of my childhood is leaving. I loved Rhoda Morgenstern much more than Mary Richards because she seemed like the smart-mouthed bitch I aspired to be.
I hope her last days are peaceful and pain-free. Go gently, Valerie.
Sads. I hope her final months aren't as gruesome as I suspect they're going to be. Billions of dollars pumped into cancer research and we're still pretty much helpless against it... F*ck cancer. Sending loving vibes to Valerie & her family.
My mom watched Mary Tyler Moore and Rhoda when she was younger, she continued watching reruns when I was little and I've grown up loving Rhoda especially. I hope the remainder of her days are peaceful and full of love.
I'm too young for the Mary Tyler Moore Show to mean anything to me but I loved Rhoda as a kid. To the point that Marge Simpson is and always will be Rhoda's sister. This is sad.
I loved the show Rhoda and was just searching for it on Netflix a couple of days ago hoping to find it. No luck. I may just buy it on DVD.
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Man, that's hard news to get. I am sending good thoughts to her.
*stops whining about own problems*
I couldn't imagine having someone like Mary as my bff, I always say/said "I'm the Rhoda" in most of my friendships because Mary was so seemingly put together and perfect while Rhoda was genuine, funny, and a good friend and not quite so...uppity for lack of better word. Plus her timing and delivery were spot-on. Loved her exchanges with Nancy Walker. I too thought she was just as attractive if not moreso than Mary. Lets see MTM rock a headscarf like Valerie Harper and pull it off.
Joe was a fool. Wishing lots of good drugs and peace to all cancer sufferers.
Oh Hell! Just damn hell!
my mom was diagnosed with brain cancer in February last year and died in June. she also had a rare kind, but a different one than Valerie's. she was 76.
i just hope she is shown every mercy, that she is surrounded by love.
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Too sad about Val/Ro, she kept Mary real.
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She was so fucking awesome as Rhoda.
My m-i-l is also battling cancer. She was diagnosed just last week. Her chances look good but that can change. Cancer touches us all. *hugs everyone*
What a great attitude Valerie has, I wish her all the peace and love in the world. I hope her final months are the best, not the worst, of her life.
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This makes me sad.
I need many kittens in sombreros with tin horns and at least 2 bottles of patron silver...with ice...on a sandy sunny beach... with my flippers on.
Submitted by M.E. on Wed, 03/06/2013 - 11:47am.
Well I guess I should start drinking again.
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It's very sad news. Valerie had great comedic chops. Rhoda and Phyllis had great verbal skirmishes.
I wish Valerie the best goodbye with the least possible pain.
A lady with whom I did container and balcony gardens in the city passed away after her 3rd bout with cancer (over a 9 year period). First it was uterine. Then tumors in her abdomen. Then it went to her brain. Right after she learned that it went to her brain, she had a stroke, went into a coma, and died a couple of days later. She was 65. She handled her battle with such dignity. Her wake was a couple of weeks ago.
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Aww, how fun, I miss the muppets! But green elephant pants are not very forgiving.
Wow - and Taylor Swift - you have so many important problems.
So sad I always loved Rhoda more than Mary because her character was so real, she showed the real pain of being human, female, judged, lonely....I always admired how she made you really feel what Rhoda was going through, plus such beauty, much prettier than Mary, her real self is loveable too, strong, lovely and admirable. What a great role model!!!
Goddamitsomuch!! Love this slut. What a talented, lovely lady. I too hope she beats the odds and has many more.
Poor sweet lady.
I guess it would be better to know in advance, but...still.
Weird, I was vacantly channel surfing last night and wondering why they don't show Muppet Show reruns anywhere, it was better than anything on since.
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Submitted by Hekki on Wed, 03/06/2013 - 10:59am.
That's always my first hope. If a certain cancer has a 93% mortality rate, SOMEONE has to be in that 7%.
I've read so many accounts of people with whatever cancer who have lived well past their projected "time". And then some people who get a week. You never know.
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A friend who's an Oncologist said they'll always give you the low end of the estimate. If you live longer, than "hooray". But of course they can't really know for sure with anyone.
My mom died of a brain tumor and it was exactly 7 weeks after the diagnosis.
Really sad. :(
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Love her. Rhoda was a really great show and one of the few at that time to handle divorce intelligently and with humor.
Well I guess I should start drinking again.
This f*cking sucks. Who doesn't love them some Val Harper? =(
This f*cking sucks. Who doesn't love them some Val Harper? =(
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Submitted by TexnDoc on Wed, 03/06/2013 - 11:07am.
So many Rhoda memories. Like when there was a fire in her apartment and Phyllis was ready to shoot her and the fireman said it was the fridge and Rhoda shouted "Yes Phil how thoughtless to leave the apartment with the refrigerator plugged in!!"
At least she has time to prepare her goodbyes. I hope I do, my house is a mess. And like a friend I knew who passed said "I need to de-porn my laptop."
LOL -- hmm now you got me thinking about stuff that I don't people to see in case I croak in the middle of the night..
I love the episode where Rhoda invites a date to Mary's party and he shows up with his wife. "Meet my date - Mr. and Mrs.. " " whatever his last name was ??
Fucking cancer. That muppets clip with that godawful green pantsuit is from the first season - I have it on DVD....sneef
So sad. I just want to cry. I HATE cancer. It has taken and destroyed so many lives. I do agree with everyone who is saying maybe the doctors are wrong on the timeline. My sister was told she had 18 months and that was 4 years ago and she's still here and leading a productive life. Doctors are not GOD.
So many Rhoda memories. Like when there was a fire in her apartment and Phyllis was ready to shoot her and the fireman said it was the fridge and Rhoda shouted "Yes Phil how thoughtless to leave the apartment with the refrigerator plugged in!!"
At least she has time to prepare her goodbyes. I hope I do, my house is a mess. And like a friend I knew who passed said "I need to de-porn my laptop."
Fuck cancer!! I know too many people that have it. A good friend just was diagnosed with breast cancer and had a double mascetomy. A coworker a couple years ago had a rare appendiceal cancer and had just about every internal organ removed. Thanksgiving she found out she had a tumor on her colon and had surgery yesterday. To top it off, she may have another rare bone cancer. I swear the food we eat is poisonous. All the additives, chemicals, etc. Fuck cancer!
Submitted by skinny fat: "That is sad. I loved her as Rhoda. Who knows? Maybe the doctors are wrong. There are people who have been told they have just so much time to live and then live a lot longer. I wish her all the best."
That's always my first hope. If a certain cancer has a 93% mortality rate, SOMEONE has to be in that 7%.
I've read so many accounts of people with whatever cancer who have lived well past their projected "time". And then some people who get a week. You never know.
I'm fucked up by that news....even more so than learning that Hugo Chavez died. And the shit that it started with lung cancer a few years ago, even though she never smoked..... that scares me a lot. Does this kind of shit ever make you think our futures are gonna be bleak?
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My dad has stage 4 lung cancer & never smoked. It happens more than you think. Prayers to Valerie.
Guess I can't bitch about my annoying boss, can I?
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condolences on the struggle, for her and for everyone who's has/had to deal with cancer for themselves or a loved one's.
*peddles off in a mint '88 yugo*
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I LOVED her as Rhoda. She was Prince Hot Ginge dancing naked vs Mary's uptight, puckered rectum Prince William. It was the best.
Just last night I was watching The Mary Tyler More Show on TV Land, and saying to myself how brilliant Valerie was as a comedienne. This is very sad news.