RIP Linda Smith

Oh shit - she was so funny - always so quick off the mark. She really will be missed.

Ovarian cancer is rightly described as the silent killer - a bastard disease if ever there was one.
 
Bloody cancer - one of our old dears in Crumbly Towers is in the process of dying from bowel cancer today. A tiny, tiny little woman, terribly sweet - at least she has had a fair innings, unlike poor Linda Smith. Just yesterday at Plumpton I had to ask a chap to move his Jag from in front of our gates, to admit the public. He'd just been at one of the railway cottages nearby, visiting a friend who is also quietly dying of the damn thing. Anyone, anywhere, any time - sometimes in a few savage weeks, sometimes taking years to finally erode the last moments of life.
 
Silent killer but not painless, not having a go Jules.

It's just remebering a young mother we had as a customer in the Post Office and the pain that was written all over her!
 
RIP Linda Smith, I don't remember seeing her often but she was very funny. Such a shame she was claimed so young.

My great aunt died in much pain of ovarian cancer - she had a growth that was larger than a tennis ball. Sadly she refused to be operated on which wrote her script for her and she died after a long drawn out illness. Her daughter in law, my cousin's wife, died of the same in November after a long, long battle of around 5 years. She was only in her ealry fifties. She originally had ovarian cancer which spread initially to her bowel, I believe, then to the rest of her body. She too refused to be operated on and my cousin lost his mother and wife to the same disease in identical circumstances in the space of 5 years, it was very sad. Because of the family link, and ovarian cancer often being genetically linked my Granny has been advised that it would be a good idea to have her ovaries removed, but she isn't keen to have surgery for preventative purposes. It is something I would certainly consider if a doctor advised me so, particularly after I had passed child bearing age. I would also certainly consider mastectomies if I were so advised, I understand doctors in the States are recommending that course of surgery for women who are seen to be particularly at risk. Cancer has been so widespread in my family I am determined to do my utmost to defeat it if were to affect me.
 
Without wishing to sound too much like one of those pamphlets you might read in a waiting room:

It simply can not be stressed enough that early detection offers the best chance of defeating cancer. Only the other day I read about someone who found out he had a small malignant tumour on his kidney after something was spotted on a routine scan done during a particularly bad case of food poisoning. Not being the type to pay much attention to his health, had he not eaten a dodgy Chinese he would have in all likelihood remained completely oblivious to the fact that he was living on borrowed time. Regular checkups and making the time to go to a doctor if you're worried about certain recurring symptoms might just save your life.
 
Originally posted by Gareth Flynn@Feb 28 2006, 10:01 PM

It simply can not be stressed enough that early detection offers the best chance of defeating cancer.
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It is but with ovarian cancer by the time you realise something is wrong it's usually already spread itself to secondary sites around the body, which is why it's called the silent killer.
 
Thank you Griffin - I was about to post exactly the same reply!

By the time sufferers are diagnosed, it's nearly always too late and why many people refuse drastic operations - presumably wishing to spend their last few months at home with their families, rather than wired up in hospital.
 
My mother-in-law to be has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer. We are moving our wedding forward to next month as a consequence. It's a very hard time at the moment.

She has been sent home from hospital, to maximise her time with her family.
 
Awful sad news Bar; hard to know what to say except I hope the big day goes brilliantly for you all.
 
Real condolences to your fiancee, Bar - and to the rest of her family, of course. I hope your mother-in-law remains well enough to thoroughly enjoy her daughter's wedding day and that you all have a wonderful time.
 
That's going to be a very poignant day, Bar. Very sad news indeed. Your fiancee must have very mixed emotions at present, poor lass. Best wishes to all of you.
 
Barry only just saw this . Such awful news for you all . Hope you have a wonderful day although no doubt it will have its tough times. All the very best mate.

Very sad about Linda Smith too . She was a Sheffield Uni student of the generation before me but was still in Sheffield when I went there . I remember going to see her and another female comic the already elderly Betty Spittle in about 1986 . Linda S was already very very funny and it was no surprise that she made it .

Although she was a real old fashioned leftie and a big supporter throughout the miners strike she did a routine about Scargill's combover that had the audience in stitches
 
Very very sad , she was seen on tv all too little but did alot of radio work . Ovarian cancer is one of the worst because of it's very vague symptoms but back pain , and unusual fatigue are two of the most common . Get checked out if you're even woried in the slightest . Very sorry Barry to hear about your fiance's mum .
 
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