Suzanne Somers

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  • pete43lost_at_sea
    pete43lost_at_sea Member Posts: 3,900 Member
    #22
    no such thing as bad publicity
    or so they say.

    unfortunately my reading pile is full and i am getting through it slowly so her story and just cannot compete with more deserving titles. nethertheless,

    the irony here is she is getting some mass media publicity about her cancer even while probably chasing $$$, now if she donated all the profits to a reputable cancer charity then i think she would earn some credibility. but the point here is putting a message in the public arena, could her story get a warning message out their. would some young girl who may have been worried about a lump, actually call up the next day and see her doctor and get checked. did the somers story save a few lives.

    its sad these media personalities get all this attention, but thats the nature of our tv obsessed societies. i do believe that the public warning component of any of these stories has immense value in the public domain re cancer detection and prevention.

    for all our posts and kind words to and for each other, which i obviously value highly. we don't really get messages out about prevention to the nroader community and i know its not our role. we could all chip in say $1000 which i know we cannot afford, say we all raised a million bucks here and put on an add about bowel cancer warning. we could air it around the us, it would play and go, and so few lives would be reached, of course some would, and it would be worth every cent. even for just one early detection. one life spared chemo or one life saved.

    so my point is the somers story probably got more airtime than we could raise funds for.
    maybe one day some big star might get colorectal and we could have a massive international campaign. while sad for the star, it would be great for public awareness, which is where the greatest need is.

    increased public awareness re cancer prevention saves lives, it also preserves exisiting public health resources for exisiting cancer patients.

    i always see silver linings, maybe i look too hard and they are an illusion. who knows.

    pete

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