Kate Middleton reveals that she has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy treatments. March 22, 2024/Reuters
About a week ago,
Princess Kate Middleton
published a special statement, in which she revealed for the first time that she had cancer. The princess's announcement came after many weeks in which there were quite a few rumors about her medical condition, rumors that began to receive headlines in every possible media outlet, especially in light of the mysterious surgery she underwent on her stomach last January.
In the two months that have passed since the announcement of the surgery and the disclosure of the disease, conspiracy theories and a host of speculations have been running around the web, from rumors of severe eating disorders, the operation being faked to incite public attention from the medical condition of
King Charles,
to claims of an affair being conducted by Middleton's husband,
Prince William
. So yes, the network did not miss a single idea or thought about what happened to the princess and where she disappeared to.
Middleton decided to put an end to the rumors and uploaded a video, in which she did not specify what type of cancer she had, but said that in accordance with the recommendation of the medical team accompanying her, she began preventive chemotherapy treatments. Kate added and said that it took her and her husband the heir to the throne quite a bit of time and a lot of thought to tell their young children about her condition, which was apparently the reason for the delay and cover-up of the situation until the moment of disclosure.
Kate Middleton, December 2023/GettyImages, Chris Jackson
A day after the statement was published, the heir to the throne and his wife packed their bags and flew with their children for a vacation at the vacation estate owned by the royal family, in order to get away from all the hustle and bustle. In the time that has passed since the publication of the video, expressions of remorse and apologies began to appear online from those who spread the conspiracy theory or were just amused about the disappearance of the princess, such as the actress
Blake Lively
who posted a special apology.
Not only on the Internet, but also the various media. After echoing the conspiracy theory and repeatedly attacking the royal family for hiding and lying about Middleton's health, they too expressed some remorse and showed empathy and sensitivity towards her condition. All of these raised a discussion during the week regarding the right of the princess to maintain her privacy when it comes to her medical condition, especially in light of the fact that small children are involved in this story.
The discussion expanded and touched on every famous person who has to deal with a serious illness and not only with it, but also with difficult treatments and exhausting mental struggles until recovery, all alongside spotlights and cameras directed at him and demanding that he be exposed and open about his health condition. Following that, voila! Celebs turned to some of the famous women in the area who have dealt with the serious disease themselves, and heard from them about the persistent fight against it, but not only about it, but also about the fight against the curious.
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"It's been years since then and my tears don't stop falling." Einat Sheroff/screenshot, Instagram
The singer
Einat Sharoff
found out about seven years ago that she has malignant breast cancer, after undergoing a routine mammogram. Shrouf has since recovered from the illness but still remembers the day she found out she was ill: "I think that when it happens to you, you don't feel in the spotlight. You really don't think about it. You're just very scared and anxious about what will happen. It's just you with yourself and the journey you've done and the journey you still want to do."
"I'm a very practical person, so I remember when they told me that I had a small one and that they would remove the tumor and that was it. So first of all I locked myself in my study with music at a high volume and cried a lot and then I wiped the tears and made a binder and in it I put all the list of tests and photographs and I was done ".
About facing the media and the audience, she said: "I'm not one of those who usually hides. I just came and got tested and I knew it was now me and God. I remember myself in all the tests meeting women like me and hugging and hugging them and saying, 'Don't worry, we'll get through it like adults.' Years since then and here I am writing about it and the tears don't stop falling."
"I realized very quickly that people get strength from my sharing." Mirit Greenberg/screenshot, Instagram
Mirit Greenberg
, Israel's beauty queen for 1997, was first diagnosed with breast cancer four years ago. About a month ago, she revealed that after a routine check-up, she discovered that she had contracted the disease again, this time in the thyroid gland. Regarding the choice to reveal that she was ill, Grimberg said: "I decided to reveal my illness the day before the first chemotherapy treatment, one of the reasons for this was that I knew that it would be only a matter of time before the story came out and I wanted to prevent the whispers around me and be the one in control of the narrative, because in the end Today, only I know how to explain what I'm really going through."
"After the exposure, I received endless hugging responses from women I don't know and I didn't know how much what I did would strengthen not only them, but also me and give me strength to deal with this whole challenging and complex period. I realized very quickly that people get strength from me sharing my way of coping with the disease and this increased my motivation to continue sharing. Moreover, thanks to the sharing, so many women went to check themselves and some even had early detection."
Greenberg continued and shared the importance she sees in the disclosure: "It is difficult to describe the feeling of satisfaction that filled me when several women told me that thanks to me they went to be tested and discovered the disease at an early stage, which caused them to shorten the treatment process and save a huge amount of physical and mental suffering. Even today in the current struggle Mine is with thyroid cancer, I try to share as much as possible."
"The power I gave to others came back to me and helped me cope." Sharon Haziz/screenshot, Instagram
About 18 years ago, the singer
Sharon Haziz
discovered that she had breast cancer. After undergoing difficult treatments, she recovered from the disease. "When I found out that I was sick at the age of 36 with all the shock, coping and challenge, I had no doubt that I was revealing about my illness from a place of raising awareness mainly that it is possible to get breast cancer even at an early age when dealing with the disease," says Haziz.
Regarding dealing with the disease and choosing to reveal her struggle with it to the audience, she said: "The very exposure that gave strength to girls in my situation (by the way, I drew strength from Kylie Minogue) finally helped me. The strength I gave to others came back to me and helped me cope a lot and I was very relieved that they knew and I didn't have to hide In my opinion, there is no physical or mental illness that needs to be hidden," she shared.
"I was very frightened by the fact that there is a connection between me and this frightening thing called cancer." Jordan Wiesel/screenshot, Instagram
Last September, the anchor of the network and the host of the program "The Feeders" on Vala+
Jordan Wiesel
revealed that she had cancer cells due to exposure to the sun and tanning beds: "I had a suspicious mole removed, sent for a biopsy and it came back with shocking and alarming results that there are actually cancer cells in the spot. First All this rocked my world. I was very frightened by the fact that there was a connection between me and this frightening thing called cancer!", Wiesel shared with Walla! celebs
"What frustrated me even more was the fact that I caused it to myself, the cancer cells that were discovered in me are of the squamous cell type, it is a cancer that is only caused by prolonged exposure to the sun and UV rays. I would use a lot of tanning beds and tan in an uncontrolled way, which caused that mole to come out. Luckily If she hadn't gone out and I hadn't taken her away, this story could have ended in a much less pleasant way."
Regarding the choice to be exposed and admit that she actually "contributed" to the disease, Wiesel said: "I decided to share and talk about it because I think there is a serious lack of awareness about the damage of the sun and tanning beds and I believe wholeheartedly that people do not understand how dangerous and cancerous it is, for the truth. The questions of The public around this issue is actually very important to me. I want them to ask, I want them to be alarmed, I want people to understand, for example, that going to a dermatologist once a year for a routine examination of moles is a basic and important and life-saving thing!"
"Nothing prepared me for this moment when they told me 'you have cancer'". Tal Man/screenshot, Instagram
The model, host and jewelry designer
Tal Man
, who broke into our lives in 1995 when she competed for the title of "Wheel Girl" in the game show "Wheel of Fortune", was twice diagnosed with cervical cancer. The first time she was diagnosed with the disease was in June 2018. After several months of treatment, she recovered, but soon after discovered that she had fallen ill again. She fought the disease, went through treatments and beat it the second time.
"Nothing prepared me for that moment when they told me 'you have cancer.' When you are diagnosed, the whole family enters this whirlwind, and Leah and Yehli were eight and two years old, and we had to share with them and explain the situation to them in an age-appropriate way," Man said to Walla! celebs
"As soon as we shared them and the girls knew, I revealed the story. I think that for me to hide something is a greater and more difficult effort than to deal with the reactions. I revealed my story with the greatest openness, I have no problem talking about it, I did not steal my cancer from anyone" , shared about the decision to reveal her battle with the disease.
"When I participated, I received the strongest public hug, and I also took on a role and a mission to raise awareness and help women who are dealing with cervical cancer. To this day, I accompany female patients and I am active in the Sheba volunteer system and in the support project for convalescents that I founded."
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