Farrah Fawcett's battle with stage 4 cancer has taken a turn for the worst, according to medical personnel, as the disease has spread to her liver.
Fawcett has refused further treatment and is surrounding herself with friends and family.
First diagnosed in 2006, Fawcett was offered an invasive, intensive and potentially ineffective surgical procedure to fight the cancer, but chose instead to embrace natural treatments outside the United States. Doctors have said they are unsure whether accepting local treatment would have made any difference to her situation.
Sadly, as Farrah moves towards her final curtain call, friends and colleagues have already begun fighting over her wishes.
A documentary Fawcett chose to create chronicling her fight against cancer has been seen by nearly 9 million people on NBC and may well earn the actress a posthumous Emmy award, but a follow-up documentary has been stopped by Fawcett's long-time companion, Ryan O'Neal.
O'Neal's crew continues to film Fawcett's fight against the inevitable, but where that footage will end up is uncertain.
Meanwhile, the director of the original documentary, Craig Nevius, is suing O'Neal for allegedly taking creative control of the project and ignoring Fawcett's instructions to angle the piece as a criticism of the U.S. health care industry.
Nevius also alleges Fawcett didn't want her son to be a part of the project, yet the documentary features footage of him in prison.
Adding to the perception that jackals are stalking Fawcett in her final hours is Larry Hackett, editor of People magazine, who told the New York Times, “We’re also on Farrah watch,” he said. “At this point Farrah has to die. It’s the only cover left for her.”
Fawcett has refused further treatment and is surrounding herself with friends and family.
First diagnosed in 2006, Fawcett was offered an invasive, intensive and potentially ineffective surgical procedure to fight the cancer, but chose instead to embrace natural treatments outside the United States. Doctors have said they are unsure whether accepting local treatment would have made any difference to her situation.
Sadly, as Farrah moves towards her final curtain call, friends and colleagues have already begun fighting over her wishes.
A documentary Fawcett chose to create chronicling her fight against cancer has been seen by nearly 9 million people on NBC and may well earn the actress a posthumous Emmy award, but a follow-up documentary has been stopped by Fawcett's long-time companion, Ryan O'Neal.
O'Neal's crew continues to film Fawcett's fight against the inevitable, but where that footage will end up is uncertain.
Meanwhile, the director of the original documentary, Craig Nevius, is suing O'Neal for allegedly taking creative control of the project and ignoring Fawcett's instructions to angle the piece as a criticism of the U.S. health care industry.
Nevius also alleges Fawcett didn't want her son to be a part of the project, yet the documentary features footage of him in prison.
Adding to the perception that jackals are stalking Fawcett in her final hours is Larry Hackett, editor of People magazine, who told the New York Times, “We’re also on Farrah watch,” he said. “At this point Farrah has to die. It’s the only cover left for her.”
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