Only Famous For Being Ill And Dying

[Sir Creep 7,069]

Here's an American entry for Shameless 2018 -- if she makes it.
Earlier this year, Andy Sealy found out she had cancer and needed a double mastectomy, so she threw a good-bye party for her breasts and made headlines across the world.

But after the March 8 surgery to remove both her breasts, follow-up testing gave her some troubling news: she has Stage 4 (they originally thought she was Stage 1) metastatic breast cancer — and it is incurable.

The link is from People Magazine, a very popular rag in the States and worldwide I reckon.  I think she has a solid obit chance as any Shameless team member.

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[gcreptile 10,937]

I'm curious, how many Daily Mail articles have there been to cover Connie Johnson's illness, either directly or indirectly...let me count:

 

2017/05/15 Indirectly: Sam Johnson on suicide - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4503918/Samuel-Johnson-candidly-speaks-suicide.html

2017/05/14 "As an uncle, he will know what they need" - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4505590/Connie-Johnson-talks-role-Sam-play-sons.html

2017/05/12 The stolen Logie for cancer charity was only stolen for charitable reasons, or something - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4498442/Man-stole-Samuel-Johnson-Logie-says-charity.html

2017/05/11 Sam and Connie raise 2million dollars - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4494354/Samuel-Johnson-raises-2-MILLION-battle-against-cancer.html

2017/05/11 Sam Johnson hugs a child with cancer relation - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4487732/Samuel-Johnson-sister-s-terminal-breast-cancer.html

2017/05/11 Connie Johnson has a crush on Karl Stefanovic - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4494012/Sam-Johnson-teases-sister-s-crush-Karl-Stefanovic.html

2017/05/11 The stolen Logie is back and can be used for cancer charity - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4495562/Samuel-Johnson-s-STOLEN-Silver-Logie-returned-pub.html

2017/05/10 Connie Johnson raises 1,6 million - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4491872/Connie-Samual-Johnson-raise-1-6million.html

2017/05/09 "One last hurrah" - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4487444/Connie-Johnson-raising-money-cancer-research-hurrah.html

2017/05/09 tells Carrie Bickmore about her fear of death - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4487828/Connie-Johnson-tells-Carrie-Bickmore-terrified-dying.html (plus video!)

2017/05/09 Samuel Johnson on his sister's breast cancer battle - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4487732/Samuel-Johnson-sister-s-terminal-breast-cancer.html

2017/05/09 Christmas is not on her radar - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4487444/Connie-Johnson-raising-money-cancer-research-hurrah.html

2017/05/08 Sam Johnson's Logie speech - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4483596/Samuel-Johnson-releases-Gold-Logies-speech.html

2017/04/30 The impact of Sam's Logie win - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4459778/Samuel-Johnson-s-sister-Connie-talks-impact-Logie-win.html

2017/04/30 The impact of Sam's Logie win and what the merchandise says - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4459980/Connie-Samuel-Johnson-cancer-charity-Love-Sister.html

2017/04/28 No chance Sam will have children of his own because he'll take care of Connie's children - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4454430/Samuel-Johnson-no-desire-start-family.html

2017/04/26 How Connie spends her final months - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4446934/Connie-Johnson-tells-s-spending-final-months.html

2017/04/24 Sam on Connie's cancer battle - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4441996/Samuel-Johnson-sister-Connie-s-public-cancer-battle.html

2017/04/24 Sam skipped the Logie parties for his sister - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4438550/Samuel-Johnson-skipped-Logie-parties-sister-Connie.html

2017/04/24 Indirectly: Sam got bumrushed by Molly Meldrum - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4483596/Samuel-Johnson-releases-Gold-Logies-speech.html

2017/04/23 Connie watches Sam's Logie win - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4437364/Touching-moment-Connie-Johnson-sees-brother-win-Logie.html

2017/04/23 Sam dedicates his Logie to his sister - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/tvshowbiz/video-1451999/Samuel-Johnson-dedicates-Logie-win-dying-sister-Connie.html (video)

2017/04/22 Indirectly: Molly Meldrum wants Sam to come back - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4435280/Molly-Meldrum-raves-Samuel-Johnson-s-acting.html

2017/04/22 Indirectly: Logie Awards report - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4437056/Jessica-Marias-wins-Best-Actress-Logies.html

2017/04/20 Sam's heart bleeds - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4430956/Samuel-Johnson-s-heart-bleeds-terminally-ill-sister.html

2017/04/18 "I'm proud of her" - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4420170/Samuel-Johnson-prepares-hurrah.html

2017/04/08 Connie ends all cancer treatment - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4393098/Connie-Johnson-makes-decision-end-cancer-treatment.html

2016/12/28 The cruelty of terminal cancer - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-4071778/Connie-Johnson-pens-honest-post-highlight-cruel-relentless-disease-is.html

2016/12/07 Indirectly: Is Sam ok? - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4008826/Samuel-Johnson-arrives-AACTA-Awards-red-carpet-distressed-sweaty-shortly-taking-home-trophy-Best-Lead-Actor-Television-Drama.html

2016/12/06 Sam critizises his sister's campaign to get him a Logie - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4003510/Samuel-Johnson-criticises-bonehead-sisters-using-cancer-charity-page-campaign-Logie.html

2016/07/18 Close friend Karen Ristevski had money problems - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3695926/Karen-Ristevski-husband-Borce-facing-major-financial-problems-landlord-trying-family-home.html

2016/07/16 Indirectly: Close friend Karen Ristevski disappears - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3688503/Australian-TV-star-Samuel-Johnson-begged-close-friend-missing-Melbourne-mother-Karen-Ristevski-return-home-police-fear-dead.html

2017/01/13 Charity changes colour - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3396435/Sam-Johnson-slams-use-pink-breast-cancer-awareness-changes-Love-Sister-s-colours-black.html

2015/11/22 Bond between Sam and Connie - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3323177/The-unbreakable-bond-Australian-actor-terminally-ill-sister-battling-cancer-age-11-crazy-drunken-dare-seen-raise-2-2-million-together.html

2014/11/05 "I'm a better person because of her" - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2821326/Her-terminal-diagnosis-great-wakeup-call-sister-s-cancer-diagnosis-rescued-Secret-Life-star-Samuel-Johnson-depression-addiction.html

 

That's 35 articles. Is this more or less than the coverage of Joey Feek? Anyway, there are three topics all together in this story, the cancer battle, the Logie win, and the friend who disappeared. But they're all intertwined.

 

Now we go back to our regular programming...

 

[gcreptile 10,937]

The ALS ice bucket challenge guy, Pete Frates, in financial trouble:

 

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/pete-frates-ice-bucket-challenge-family-struggles-with-cost-of-als-care/

 

And the health news aren't that encouraging either! Could be an excellent pick for some people.

[YoungWillz 20,914]

Report of the death of Ray Pfeifer, US firefighter suffering from 9/11 cancer. https://twitter.com/FDNYEngine63/status/868870052686311424

 

DDP Pick.

[YoungWillz 20,914]

Irfon Williams. http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/rip-irfon-williams-cancer-dies-13115817

 

DDP Pick.

[The Dead Cow 620]

23 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Irfon Williams. http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/rip-irfon-williams-cancer-dies-13115817

 

DDP Pick.

Ruddy Mirror obit.

 

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/selfless-dad-five-tireless-campaigner-10533485

[gcreptile 10,937]

Shameless now in triple digits and at 2nd place with DQSP. But seriously, can it get any higher?

If none of the regulars (like Christie, Van Zandvliet or King Michael) die, it's Gemma Nuttall or Aundrea Bannatyne for the lead.

[RadGuy 1,614]

Goddammit, that means To Kill A Gabor Sister is out of the podium for the first time since mid-March.

[Spade_Cooley 9,468]

Fair play, I think a lot of us had scouted Williams as a pick but rejected him out of hand due to obit worries. Shameless, of course, don't need to worry on that level.

[Sir Creep 7,069]

On 5/31/2017 at 06:07, Spade_Cooley said:

Fair play, I think a lot of us had scouted Williams as a pick but rejected him out of hand due to obit worries. Shameless, of course, don't need to worry on that level.

Never heard the name nor saw it discussed.  So I'm just outta the loop on some of these U.K. Locals I reckon

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[ObakeFilter 872]

Bradley Lowery has 'weeks to live', according to his mom.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/its-soon-im-broken-bradley-10551978

[Zsa Zsa's leg 880]

http://www.today.com/health/mom-who-never-smoked-fights-terminal-lung-cancer-stigma-t112166

Erica Castaneda

[Joey Russ 7,210]

I haven't put any cancer mums on my longlist yet because I am really hoping FFBI are banned (I feel slightly differently about Fringes of Family). 

[gcreptile 10,937]

On 6.2.2017 at 19:52, gcreptile said:

Ian Toothill, 47, wants to be the first terminally ill person to climb the Mt. Everest:

 

http://www.itv.com/news/2017-02-06/cancer-patient-aims-for-record-breaking-trip-to-everest/

He made it:

 

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-40172258

[msc 18,396]

7 minutes ago, gcreptile said:

He made it:

 

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-40172258

 

Sort of disqualifying himself from the Only Famous for Dying club with behaviour like that!

[Joey Russ 7,210]

5 minutes ago, msc said:

 

Sort of disqualifying himself from the Only Famous for Dying club with behaviour like that!

It's still related to his illness somewhat, so I think he's still excluded from the poker tournament, unless YoungWilz says otherwise.

[msc 18,396]

Just now, Joey Russ said:

It's still related to his illness somewhat, so I think he's still excluded from the poker tournament, unless YoungWilz says otherwise.

 

I shall be aiming for a somewhat more famous clientele for YW's poker tournament.

 

However, point stands. This dude is now former Everest mountaineer with cancer, rather than dude with cancer.

[YoungWillz 20,914]

Now, while I appreciate his efforts, people are climbing Everest all the time and get no coverage and he gets it because he is ill. His fame is consequential to his illness and therefore he doesn't count for the tourney. If you must have a ruling.

[charon 4,943]

YW, no cunt made it to the top as recently as two years ago.... Eta...that is, during the whole year...

 

 

[YoungWillz 20,914]

Just now, charon said:

YW, no cunt made it to the top as recently as two years ago....

Ok. I'm a bad bad man. Ruling stands though. People do a lot of things, achieve a lot of things when they know they are going to die. He won't count.

[charon 4,943]

Oh, I'm with you on that....my kinda point is if he died during attempt, 'legit pick', died after, 'not legit'...

[Death Impends 7,935]

I agree w Willz's viewpoint, his accomplishment is admittedly more interesting than the deathbed marriages that loiter around this thread, but he wouldn't be getting press for this were it not for the cancer.

[charon 4,943]

No, but again, my point sort of is if he failed and died in the attempt....any Brit would obit. Succeed and nobody gives a fuck later... Irrelevant I know re YW's game as if he'd died it would be before the shuffle.

[YoungWillz 20,914]

I see where you are coming from, but he wouldn't have counted anyway. Achieve something, become famous/infamous pre-diagnosis and you are fine, post-diagnosis you are out.

 

I've already had picks in the five teams entered on which I've had to make decisions. There are some whose names are out there on the forum, they are dying for sure, but I've checked and there is enough pre-illness for them to count. Don't want to give current examples, but just to be ridiculous, Victoria Wood would have counted, Charlotte Eades would not.

 

My view is if you think it's a dodgy pick, it's probably a dodgy pick.

[charon 4,943]

Aye but then step forward Pauline Cafferkey (?) , the multiple times afflicted Ebola nurse. Now, a modicum of fame , a national radio interview, before she'd left the country.... Famous in my mind for putting herself in the firing line and not for being shot. Interesting case could be made for her even being a legit pick for Pools  because she's survived it, and it isn't a death sentence....