Seriously? OMG! WTF?

Suzanne Pleshette may have lost all her hair — but she hasn’t lost her sense of humor. I received this card from her: "Suzanne Pleshette & Tom Poston Medical Update: Bad news: I lost all of my hair. — Good News: I’m saving a fortune on Bikini Waxes I look like sh*t — Tom has lost all peripheral vision so he doesn’t know. Tom has a catheter in his dickie — At his age we’re just glad he has a lump in his pants. We have round the clock nurses, a walker and a wheel chair — WE’RE MADLY IN LOVE AND WE FEEL LUCKY. AIN’T LIFE GRAND!!!!!!" I phoned Suzanne. She sounded — like Suzanne — loud, laughing and full of life. "We’re doing so well –" she started. "It’s all going according to plan. I’ve finished the chemo and I’ll have the surgery in a week." She indicated the prognosis for the surgery was excellent. "And," she added, "I hope your cold is better."

Army Archerd

OMG! It is so nice to see a couple so much in love through some of the roughest times of their lives. Hopefully both will be better soon and Suzanne will be cancer free. I guess there was a reason the two of them found love together later on in life!

Monty Python star Terry Jones has bowel cancer, although doctors believe they have caught it at an early stage, a British newspaper has reported. Jones, who directed the cult comedy troupe’s three films, "Life of Brian", "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" and "The Meaning of Life", is in a private London hospital after being diagnosed, the Daily Mirror said Saturday. His agent Jodi Shield told the newspaper: "He is having a routine exploratory operation in the next few days. "His surgeon is fairly confident — they think they’ve got it early enough. "He’s in great spirits. We’re having to make him stop working." The paper said Jones, 64, was told of his diagnosis just days before Wednesday’s London premiere of Monty Python musical "Spamalot", when he appeared alongside fellow Pythons Eric Idle, Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam. Jones often took female roles in Monty Python’s films and sketches — perhaps his most famous line was in "Life of Brian" when, playing the eponymous hero’s mother, he said: "He’s not the Messiah, he’s a very naughty boy". Graham Chapman, another Monty Python founder member, died in 1989 after contracting throat cancer.

AFP

Hope he gets through it. 

ET has learned that JOHN FORSYTHE — best known as TV’s Blake Carrington on the primetime drama "Dynasty" — has been diagnosed with colon cancer. John, 88, is currently in the hospital following treatment and is said to be feeling okay. The actor hopes to return home this weekend. Keen fans of the "Charlie’s Angels" TV and movie franchise also know John as the voice of Charles "Charlie" Townsend, the mysterious benefactor who runs the agency the angels work for.

ET 

That is freaking freaky…he is the second person from Charlie’s Angels in as many weeks to be diagnosed with cancer in the same area of the body.

For 40 years, I didn’t miss a single deadline, but since July, I have missed every one. I also, to my intense disappointment, missed the Telluride and Toronto film festivals. Having just written my first review since June ("The Queen" — for 10/12), I think an update is in order.

Faithful readers and viewers will recall that I expected a speedy recovery from surgery for salivary cancer last June. My expert (and now beloved) doctors had an encouraging game plan, and I expected to be back at work right away. Then I had several episodes of sudden and serious bleeding.

They stabilized me, operated on me to deal with the arteries, kept me sedated to avoid disturbing the affected areas — and then I essentially spent July and August completely out of it. I remember only fragmentary episodes.

In September, my bleeding hazards stabilized, I came off sedation to find I had lost track of two months of my life, and starred in several prayer vigils for which I am eternally grateful to my wife and tower of strength, Chaz; my family and friends, and the many clergy who came to see me.

I was so touched when Chaz described those lost months. And now I am at the famous Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago — learning to walk again! My muscles were atrophied by the weeks of inactivity, and I became a rehabilitation candidate. It’s been quite an adventure, made easier by the tireless good cheer and expertise of Dr. Jim Sliwa and his RIC team.

During all of this, I didn’t lose any marbles. My thinking is intact and my mental process doesn’t require rehabilitation. Visits from colleagues at the Chicago Sun-Times, "Ebert & Roeper," ABC-7 and the film world kept me informed — although, curiously, I found myself more interested in plunging into the depths of classic novels ("Persuasion," "Great Expectations," "The Ambassadors") than watching a lot of DVDs. I prefer to see the new Oliver Stone, Martin Scorsese and Clint Eastwood films on a big screen, for example. But our "Ebert & Roeper" producer Don DuPree brought around a DVD of "The Queen," and when I viewed it, I knew I wanted to review it.

A few more recent movies also will be reviewed, but I won’t be back to full production until sometime early next year. The good news is that my rehabilitation is a profound education in the realities of the daily lives we lead, and my mind is still capable of being delighted by cinematic greatness.

I plan to have my Overlooked Film Festival again in April, and cover the Academy Awards and Cannes. I can’t wait to be back in the Sun-Times on a full-time basis, and to rejoin Richard Roeper in the "Ebert & Roeper" balcony. Dr. Harold Pelzer and Dr. Neil Fine of Northwestern Memorial Hospital, and my personal physician, Dr. Robert Havey, also of Northwestern, assure me I will eventually walk, talk, taste, eat, drink and live, more or less, normally. But it will be a struggle, involving another surgery to complete what began in June.

I have discovered a goodness and decency in people as exhibited in all the letters, e-mails, flowers, gifts and prayers that have been directed my way. I am overwhelmed and humbled. I offer you my most sincere thanks and my deep and abiding gratitude. If I ever write my memoirs, I have some spellbinding material. How does the Joni Mitchell song go? "Don’t it always seem to go that you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone"? One thing I’ve discovered is that I love my job more than I thought I did, and I love my wife even more!

Roger Ebert 

So sad, I don’t think we all realized how sick he really is. 

Message From Management, October 9, 2006 Bo’s relationship with you, his fans, has been one built on honesty from the very beginning. The moment he stepped on the stage for the first time at Idol, Bo has always been truthful and transparent about who he is and situations in his life. When he was hospitalized in Las Vegas with an intestinal condition, his desire not to disappoint his fans pushed him to get back out on tour as soon as he was able. As you all know, the situation was not resolved by that surgery, and Bo has unfortunately seen the inside of emergency rooms in different cities too often over the past year. After in depth discussions with his physicians, a new round of tests was scheduled during a break in the tour to attempt to pinpoint the problem and determine a course of action to resolve it. After the first round of tests was completed last week, Bo’s medical team concluded on review of the results that surgery could not wait, and he was immediately admitted to the hospital. The surgery was not easy or routine, and after a setback the following day, Bo is now recovering well under the supervision of his doctors and hospital staff.

We are confident that Bo will have a complete recovery, and hopeful that this procedure will be the final resolution to the problems that have existed for the past year. Bo is disappointed to say that this will obviously impact the remainder of the tour, but to what extent is currently unclear. We know your thoughts and prayers are with him, and we will keep you updated periodically if there are any changes.

One final comment to some inaccurate information that was released last week. Heath Clark has not “left” Sugarmoney. With the end of the album cycle rapidly approaching, Heath needed to insure the financial stability of he and his family. After full discussion with Bo and the boys, the decision was made that was best for everyone, and Heath will be back on board when it is time to begin the next cycle. Contrary to other people, and other sites, the band is still whole and united, and right now is there in support of Bo as he recovers.

Management
Bo Bice’s website 

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