OT: Princess Kate Diagnosed with Cancer
Sad news out of Kensington Palace today that Catherine, Princess of Wales, has been diagnosed with cancer. The type of cancer was not announced, though she is undergoing chemotherapy. This follows the news last month that King Charles has been diagnosed with cancer.
Regardless of one's feelings of the Royal Family, Kate is only 42 and is a mother to three kids. Hopefully she (and Charles) beat this horrible disease.
Fuck Cancer!
Agreed. I don't follow the royals, but this is bad for anybody regardless of your position in life.
Fuck cancer. But also fuck the cancerous foods that we eat and drink daily.
Do not listen to this guy. DO NOT fuck cancerous foods. Very messy.
It just feels so good though.
(Set to start at 45 seconds, "In the Food")
I feel bad for anyone with cancer and their families. That said, we are Americans and my Irish grandparents would roll in their graves if I had any tears to shed over that collection of racist, pederast, colonialist gangsters.
the Royal family should be abolished, their property seized and shared among the descendants of the millions and millions of people they enslaved, subjugated and disenfranchised.
fuck cancer yes, but the British royal family rivals cancer in the amount of suffering inflicted on humanity.
Disgusting
Hey everyone, this guy doesn't worship celebrities!
March 22nd, 2024 at 11:27 PM ^
Pretty much everyone worships someone for reasons like fame, music, etc.
March 23rd, 2024 at 12:59 PM ^
I do not.
While I have no dog in the fight, I know what you are talking about having known a few Irishmen who did not look kindly upon the the Brits. Regardless of the bad blood between the two groups, we know she is getting the best she can in the UK. But, she probably would be better off flying to the US for care unless they are flying in US doctors.
And what really sucks is that I believe she was forced to do this because someone hacked into the hospital computer system and got her medical records
Dickfasterdly, the last place she would want to go is the US as our country is rated behind basically all European countries including England. If she wants an upgrade, Sweden is number one, UK is 9, US isn’t even in the top 10
Even the Brits consider the US to be better in terms of cancer care than any of the countries you listed. Top search results from Google:
https://www.brit-med.com/blog/top-5-countries-for-cancer-treatment/
https://www.magazine.medicaltourism.com/article/what-are-the-best-countries-for-cancer-treatment
I didn’t necessarily think opening this thread would lead to a discussion on healthcare, but here we are. I’m entirely unsure of what metrics you’re using to suggest that the US is worse for cancer care than “basically all of Europe”, but you’re way off base. I imagine you’re conflating super sub-specialist care with the health care system in general. If you have a very complicated or high risk health issue, the overwhelming odds are that you’re better off in the United States than anywhere else. You might not be able to afford it (I suspect Kate probably can), but it is the best. Now, if you have a general health issue, or no insurance, you’re probably better off in Europe.
March 22nd, 2024 at 11:36 PM ^
Is Mexico #2 and Russia #3 on your list?
I logged in just to tell you to go fuck yourself. You deserve to be banned on this post alone.
Based solely on your post, I'm not sure how you got to 19,590 points but everyone is entitled to a bad day, I guess. I must say, your username definitely checks out.
Points? Who gives a shit about points? I’ve been to Bolivia so many times I have citizenship.
I’ve also got “user name checks out” more than 19000 times.
You remind me of one of my favorite Billy Joel songs:
... And there's always a place for the angry young man
With his fist in the air and his head in the sand
He's never been able to learn from mistakes
He can't understand why his heart always breaks
His honor is pure, and his courage as well
He's fair and he's true, and he's boring as hell
And he'll go to his grave as an angry old man....
You might want to look at some history books before you blame all the evils of colonialism on the British royal family. I mean, if you want to cheer on someone who fucked over the British royal family more than anyone, you are cheering for Oliver Cromwell!
You're not wrong, of course, but ... feels like a lot of venom directed at a woman (and her relatives) that had nothing to do with any of that. Feels like you're blaming them for what their ancestors did. And not even Kate Middleton's ancestors!
I don't much care about the British royals one way or another, but ... shit, man, what did Kate Middleton do to your family, exactly?
Yeah, I have zero empathy in a general sense for the royal family complaining about a single thing because its ridiculous these people live this entitled life due to nothing but bloodlines but Kate was not born into this life and also it's a friggin health issue not "I am tired of playing polo and my elbow was injured"
Wacky take - that said many countries inhabitants rightfully should have a lot of ire towards the English crown.
March 23rd, 2024 at 10:13 AM ^
It's just polluting the message board. Like, if any mgouser posted about their own family member struggling with cancer i would 100% upvote and leave a supportive message. But like why are talking about a random person somewhere far away from Michigan with no connection at all to the university, to the state or to any mgousers at all?
Like if you care so much about fuck cancer go help any of the thousands of people here in our state with cancer.
Seriously, might as well be posting some random person in timbuktu got cancer you guys. But if I post that now i get downvoted to hell, oh well, im obviously the minority here and the vast majority thinks the royal family matters to them.
Sorry if your relatives suffered at the hands of the British but your schadenfreude and vengeful attitude are emblematic of all that is wrong in the world today.
The present royals didn’t choose their lot in life, they can’t erase the misdeeds of their ancestors, and some don’t even want the job. But at least they are trying to make amends for past sins with the causes they now support.
But at least they are trying to make amends for past sins with the causes they now support.
They are? When did that happen? They live very well off the public largesse while contributing very little. "Rules for thee, not for me."
March 22nd, 2024 at 11:40 PM ^
This isn’t entirely accurate.
The Royals are heads of state. A living symbol of a 1000 plus old history that goes back to before William the Conqueror. Their ancestors quite literally made the state we call England. That can’t be said of most British or its diaspora.
Our ancestors made no decisions to create a nation. They were too busy trying not to die from Plague and eeking out an existence.
The Royals live off monies paid to them by the state from revenue generated by the Crown estates as well a their private holdings. In exchange they represent the UK and its interest by attending ceremonies, promoting government approved programs, etc. They are promotion tools at this point.
Royals are a central part of British identity for many Brits. For others…not so much. At some point the Royals will probably cease to exist. What that means for an unity in an increasingly fractious UK one can only guess.
You might want to take another look at the Windsor(House of Saxe-Coburg) family tree. I think you'll find that the House of Oldenburg is neither British nor 1000 years old. And it's not as if the Hanovers that they replaced were actually British or ancient either. They were a younger house and just as German and the junior line of their own family.
You might want to take another look at the Windsor(House of Saxe-Coburg) family tree. I think you'll find that the House of Oldenburg is neither British nor 1000 years old. And it's not as if the Hanovers that they replaced were actually British or ancient either. They were a younger house and just as German and the junior line of their own family.
I mean, everything you say about the royal family is true but the revelation that a 42 year old mom has cancer isn't a great time to litigate it.
Commie high, please tell me about YOUR personal relationship with the royal family and how it instigated this extremely insensitive and frankly repugnant response.
for you or anyone else that cares to respond, my two sets of grandparents last names are Bruce and Collins and we can trace that as far back as you’d like to.
March 22nd, 2024 at 11:15 PM ^
Hmmm.(Also a descendant of famine refugees)
- The British Empire did what every empire has done in history except they took it global. Africa, Asia, and the Americas had empires pre-European colonization who killed huge sums of people. British didn’t really bring anything new in regard to brutality. For whatever reason people want to believe that empire, colonialism, and genocide are recent phenomenons.
- The Royals haven’t been directing the empire since James II. The Glorious Revolution and all that.
- The current Royals colonized no lands, do not practice pederasty, and while perhaps racist are hardly along in having to battle that affliction.
- Ireland was first occupied centuries before the British Empire came into being. The Anglo-Normans, the heirs of William the Bastard, were invited in by the leader of a Irish tribe.
- Britain has been invaded and colonized multiple times throughout it’s history including by the Irish.
- Kate Middleton and Charles are humans suffering from cancer. That is all that matters.
In America we celebrate and do all we can to support billionaires. Same shit different way of doing it.
I don't think you're getting the vibe of this post. She's actually not a descendant of royalty and is, you know, a young mother.
I don't think you're getting the vibe of this post. She's actually not a descendant of royalty and is, you know, a young mother.
Well, no one alive today is responsible for what happened a century ago let alone before that. Not looking favorably on the royal family, understandable. But to hold such feelings today is a bit much.
March 23rd, 2024 at 10:14 AM ^
I have a rule in life that serves me well. Anyone who uses the words colonialism, neoliberal or oppression outside of mocking people who who use those words can be safely ignored on 100% of topics.
Combined with your name "Commie_High96", you fall solidly into the ignore camp.
Sweet. I do the same with people who complain about woke and cancel culture, socialism, CRT, etc.
I don't think I have ever used the words cancel culture, CRT or woke in my life. But as far as socialism, if you don't think socialism is wrong then you are as evil as a Nazi. Socialism and fascism are one for one moral equivalents. This should not be controversial in 2024.
March 23rd, 2024 at 10:18 AM ^
They are glorified thugs and thieves, like so many, but her having cancer won’t result in greater equity among the people of this world, so we can allow ourselves some sympathy IMHO and maybe even show some restraint in digging up old wounds
A better use of time and energy would be to pitch a reality TV show to the BBC where they exhume the remains of Oliver Cromwell and contestants get to compete over who can come up with the most poetic ritualistic defilement of the old bastard’s rotten bones. But then, this thread probably wouldn’t be the best place to do that, either…
March 23rd, 2024 at 10:31 AM ^
"They are glorified thugs and thieves"
Britain is one of the freest countries in the world. Britain is the cause of roughly zero percent of the worlds problems and has done more good and spread ideas that lifted more people of horrific poverty than any country in the world if you count the influence they had on the US.
But of course you are using words like "equity" and given your downvote, the likelihood of you having a worthless major and purple hair is very high.
March 23rd, 2024 at 11:39 AM ^
Why don’t you have a good cry about it. Honestly, I’m so sick of people in 2024 crying about what someone’s ancestors did to their ancestors 1000’s of years ago.
i’m Welsh and my family was also horribly treated by the British many years ago. My father has Native American blood and that side of my family was also horribly treated by the British, but you know who wasn’t? Me. I’m actually embarrassed by people with similar blood lines that today, seek some form a retribution, apology or handout because of what happened to their ancestors. Get a life and make your own way in it.
As a person in the medical professions I feel absolutely terrible for any and everyone that is in some way inflicted with this fucking disease.
It sounds like she is getting prophylactic chemotherapy (words from her mouth). Hopefully she beats this cancer. It’s a terrible disease.
March 22nd, 2024 at 10:16 PM ^
Since this thread has already gone off the colonialism rails, figured worth adding a small nugget here. I suspect what she’s getting is technically adjuvant chemotherapy (I think she may have used the phrase “preventative”), which is slightly different than prophylaxis. Sounds like she had a resection of a tumor (if I had to venture a guess, potentially cervical, early colon, or ovarian given her age/gender) and the surgeons said, “we got it all but let’s do some preventative chemo”. If they were being fully transparent, they could’ve said, “we got the tumor out and while we don’t see any evidence it has spread on the scans, surgery alone for localized disease is insufficient __% of the time so we need to give chemo to try and kill any small groups of cells that may have spread”.
Speaking of Indy, I had a cancer meeting there today and the researcher who coordinated it had both a UofM alumni and a winged helmet sticker on his computer. Which was awesome, because I sure didn’t anticipate discussing both the Rose Bowl and osteosarcoma in the same convo. Was that you?!?!?
Horrible news. Hope she and Charles can beat cancer.
It's terrible for anyone to have cancer and I hope she beats it, but I've always been puzzled why any American cares about the British Royal Family beyond the occasional random thought.
Because they are in the news and compassion for suffering, no matter whose it is, is or was one of the redeeming characteristics of Americans for all of our other faults.
"..... compassion for suffering, no matter whose it is, is or was one of the redeeming characteristics of Americans ....."
As my avatar suggests, I'm a bit "older." I've seen a lot of American culture. What you wrote is definitely not consistent with my USA experience. It's an "every man for himself" culture, increasingly.
Slightly older like you (and before anyone can say boomer - I am not), but 1974's take is spot on in my opinion and experience as well. Many things from a larger cultural perspective have greatly improved, but there has been a largely disturbing trend at the individual level that is quite concerning. I don't believe the change is all simply because we are older and everyone tends to think the "old days" were better.
March 23rd, 2024 at 10:17 AM ^
The US is number 1 every year by a mile in total giving in both time and money.
https://www.axios.com/2022/03/09/america-charitable-giving-stats-ukraine
I get it is the cool thing to do among nihilists to dump on the US but you are literally whining about the thing Americans are best in the world at.