Following the news that Farrah Fawcett has been hospitalized in L.A. since Thursday, Craig Nevius, a friend and producer who works closely with her, tells EW that he expects she will be coming home "very soon. It won’t be long." Fawcett was admitted last week to treat a hematoma, which caused bleeding in her abdomen, most likely a side effect of a cancer treatment she recently received in Germany.
"What’s being reported is that she’s unconscious, she’s unresponsive, she’s atdeath’s door — none of that’s true," Nevius tells EW. "[She’s] responsive, she’s not unconscious,she’s not on death’s door. She’s a little pissed off that people are countingher out already, but other than that, it’s not pleasant. None of it is pleasant."
The Emmy-nominated actress was diagnosed with anal cancer in 2006. Afterundergoing aggressive treatment, her cancer went into remission, thenreturned in 2007.
Nevius also released a statement posted by People.com: "Farrahis allowing this statement out of appreciation for her fans, who haveoffered their constant support throughout her fight, as well as out ofconcern for the countless other cancer patients who have written herover the last two-and-a-half years in order to tell her that they arefollowing her story in the hope that there is hope."
Nevius says the exaggerated reports about Fawcett’s condition began when she was photographed in a wheelchair at the airport after she returned home from Germany, where she was receiving treatment from Lawrence Piro, M.D. "[Dr. Piro] went on the record as far as the wheelchair incident of about a week agowhen she returned from Germany and was ambushed at the gate, or near the gate, byphotographers that got the wheelchair pictures of her, which began fueling allthis," Nevius says.
Piro’s statement: "There have been some photographs that have been widelypublished of Farrah Fawcett in a wheelchair. The reason she was in thatwheelchair is because she had a small procedure while in Germany andleft for the airport soon after. She could have stayed in Germany torecuperate for a day or two but she was really very anxious to comehome." –Additional reporting by Kate Ward.
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so what is the statement??? just that she is addressing tabloids? What did she tell her fans? is she okay or not?
Weird. It’s half a statement.
Where is the statement? Good luck Farrah!
Her ‘statement’ is that she is in the hospital. As they offer no specifics about her condition, many would assume the worst.
Well…seems like we’re going through Natasha Richardson all over again, with “spokespeople” releasing “statements” that the party in question is “fine”. And history tells us in these situations, it means she’s not fine. Sadly, I’m assuming the worst at this point. I hope the family and friends stay strong, I’m sending my best wishes and positive thoughts.
On CNN this morning they said she is being treated for cancer. I realize CNN is not infallible, but I doubt they’d report that based only on tabloid reports.
As a baby, she was born with a tumor and had it removed. I’m assuming, she must have been prone to cancer since birth? I wish her well.
I wish Farrah Fawcett a speedy recovery.
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I hope that your pain is managed well, and that you can be with your family and friends at this critical hour of your life. I pray that your son can be with you, at the end. I am sorry for the pain you suffer daily. Enjoy the people that you love, and I wish you well in every way possible.
Dear Farrah, I wish you peace on your journey.