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Nixie

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45. She also had a lumpectomy instead of mastectomy if I remember from reading parts of her book.

Sun Oct 15, 2023, 06:36 PM

Oct 2023

Not that I'm a doctor, and everyone has their own personal choices, but going as aggressive against cancer is usually best from what I've heard -- mastectomy/chemo. She did a great job of fighting it for so long, though, so who is to say what could have been. She wasn't young, but maybe could have lived longer than 76.

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Suzanne Somers (three's company) dead at age 76 [View all] Demovictory9 Oct 2023 OP

Chrissy! R. I. P. czarjak Oct 2023 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author czarjak Oct 2023 #2

A 50-year battle with cancer! Sky Jewels Oct 2023 #3

Didn't realize it had been that long True Dough Oct 2023 #6

She also had a lumpectomy instead of mastectomy if I remember from reading parts of her book. Nixie Oct 2023 #45

To survive cancer for 50 years is quite amazing malaise Oct 2023 #54

It depends a lot on the cancer. Ms. Toad Oct 2023 #65

You sound as if you have a great attitude. triron Oct 2023 #66

Wow, you and your family have dealt with so much with some excellent results that Nixie Oct 2023 #67

It's more that the form we have is relatively benign. Ms. Toad Oct 2023 #70

Sounds like you know the plan and are very compliant with what the doctors recommend. Nixie Oct 2023 #73

Sort of Ms. Toad Oct 2023 #75

The People article said she fought breast cancer for 23 years. SunSeeker Oct 2023 #16

I was wondering about that too, and looked it up. Sky Jewels Oct 2023 #18

Just 23 years TexasBushwhacker Oct 2023 #71

No, it was 50 years. She got diagnosed with another form in her 20s. Sky Jewels Oct 2023 #72

Oh, wow.. That's a sad notice. I thought she'd been doing pretty well. hlthe2b Oct 2023 #4

This article was posted a few hours ago: dalton99a Oct 2023 #7

People just updated their Twitter a few minutes ago to report she is dead. Elessar Zappa Oct 2023 #12

People mag just updated: . "Her family was gathered to celebrate her 77th birthday on October 16th. Demovictory9 Oct 2023 #13

Boy does that suck. RIP. Liberal In Texas Oct 2023 #37

... Hugin Oct 2023 #22

Oh no, that might make me cry. nt BootinUp Oct 2023 #5

R.I.P. dalton99a Oct 2023 #8

I believe Joyce Dewitt is still alive? True Dough Oct 2023 #9

Yes. Dewiit is alive and the two women who replaced Suzanne. Actress who played don Knott's wife Demovictory9 Oct 2023 #15

And don't forget Stanley and Helen Roper OnlinePoker Oct 2023 #38

RIP Lunabell Oct 2023 #10

Fuck cancer JohnSJ Oct 2023 #11

I think I still have that poster somewhere...RIP 617Blue Oct 2023 #14

This one? Demovictory9 Oct 2023 #25

Oh bdamomma Oct 2023 #17

Demovictory9 .......... Upthevibe Oct 2023 #19

Requiescat in pace, good soul. niyad Oct 2023 #20

a great scene in a great film moof Oct 2023 #21

They were all so young Demovictory9 Oct 2023 #23

Yes we were. flashman13 Oct 2023 #26

+1 2naSalit Oct 2023 #55

May she rest in peace LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2023 #24

Aww, geees. 😞 Duppers Oct 2023 #27

Well, to some extent Farmer-Rick Oct 2023 #31

She took bio-identical hormones BonnieJW Oct 2023 #44

Well, I'm not sure there's such a big difference Farmer-Rick Oct 2023 #68

I remember when she was on Battle of the Network Stars JoseBalow Oct 2023 #28

Bruce Jenner with that hair! Demovictory9 Oct 2023 #29

We used to call it the Dorothy Hamill cut JoseBalow Oct 2023 #30

I had something similar..a bob that turned under ..I got sick of it eventually Demovictory9 Oct 2023 #51

When he was running, though, that hair was glorious! Iggo Oct 2023 #33

I think we should use female pronouns and refer to Jenner as Caitlyn. ShazzieB Oct 2023 #47

When referring to the person back then? I don't think the person meant disrespect Demovictory9 Oct 2023 #52

I am SURE no disrespect was meant, and never intended to imply that. ShazzieB Oct 2023 #58

That's a good question. Should we refer to pre-transition people using post-transition pronouns? JoseBalow Oct 2023 #59

I wasn't sure about that myself, so I did some googling before commenting. ShazzieB Oct 2023 #61

Thanks for researching the issue. I hope a few of DUers Trans folk chime in Demovictory9 Oct 2023 #62

Yes, I hope we hear from some of our trans members, too. ShazzieB Oct 2023 #63

It was!!! Demovictory9 Oct 2023 #50

I remember when SNL did a skit called Battle of the Network T and A. Poiuyt Oct 2023 #39

I mean, that's really what it was! And don't forget SCTV's Battle of the PBS Network Stars! JoseBalow Oct 2023 #41

It was real enough for Kotter and Pappy Boyington. Iggo Oct 2023 #49

I found the SNL skit on YouTube, but I ain't posting it here! JoseBalow Oct 2023 #60

"Come and knock on my doooooor...." Iggo Oct 2023 #32

That is running through my mind too. GreenWave Oct 2023 #36

I had forgotten, she was fired from Three's Company because she wanted a salary equal oregonjen Oct 2023 #34

I hadn't forgotten...her husband tried to negotiate and she lost the role Demovictory9 Oct 2023 #53

John Ritter was the star TexasBushwhacker Oct 2023 #74

R.I.P. Snackshack Oct 2023 #35

RIP Quanto Magnus Oct 2023 #40

May Suzanne Somers Rest in Peace and May her Memory be a Blessing. n/t iluvtennis Oct 2023 #42

I LOVED her. RandySF Oct 2023 #43

I always looked up to her for some reason. She was a child of an alcoholic, as I recall. Nixie Oct 2023 #46

She loved Trump, apparently FelineOverlord Oct 2023 #48

Ugh Demovictory9 Oct 2023 #56

Ugh Demovictory9 Oct 2023 #57

Yip, her friends called it her "loving her country" UTUSN Oct 2023 #64

The last time I saw her MorbidButterflyTat Oct 2023 #69