Jade Goody!
Jade's Blog!
This topic has caused numerous debates and heated discussions at my place of work this week, more so than politics. I have to agree with Jade on this subject, I feel very sorry for Jade Goody having Cancer, as it is a terrible illness. No one deserves to go through what she and her family are experiencing at the moment. However, I think the media coverage it is receiving is disgraceful and very immoral. Do people really want to watch and read about someone dying day in and day out? Obviously they do as Jade Goody is on the front cover of many magazines at the moment. When did we become such a morbid country? There are numerous other people in the world also battling Cancer, but they are not as fortunate to receive thousands of pounds for the privilege of selling their story to papers and magazines. Some people cannot even receive the basic medical treatment they need to help fight the Cancer, let alone have 24 hour care and make thousands of pounds every day. Why should Jade Goody be any different to any other person?
I understand that Jade Goody insists she is doing all of this for the benefit of her children, although as Jade has already commented on, is that really how she wants her children to remember her? Hasn’t she made enough money to support them over the past years anyway? Only one good thing can come from this media coverage, and that is to raise the awareness of Cervical Cancer to a younger generation. Perhaps the government may now consider lowering the age when free screening is available.
Jade's Blog!
This topic has caused numerous debates and heated discussions at my place of work this week, more so than politics. I have to agree with Jade on this subject, I feel very sorry for Jade Goody having Cancer, as it is a terrible illness. No one deserves to go through what she and her family are experiencing at the moment. However, I think the media coverage it is receiving is disgraceful and very immoral. Do people really want to watch and read about someone dying day in and day out? Obviously they do as Jade Goody is on the front cover of many magazines at the moment. When did we become such a morbid country? There are numerous other people in the world also battling Cancer, but they are not as fortunate to receive thousands of pounds for the privilege of selling their story to papers and magazines. Some people cannot even receive the basic medical treatment they need to help fight the Cancer, let alone have 24 hour care and make thousands of pounds every day. Why should Jade Goody be any different to any other person?
I understand that Jade Goody insists she is doing all of this for the benefit of her children, although as Jade has already commented on, is that really how she wants her children to remember her? Hasn’t she made enough money to support them over the past years anyway? Only one good thing can come from this media coverage, and that is to raise the awareness of Cervical Cancer to a younger generation. Perhaps the government may now consider lowering the age when free screening is available.
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