According to People.com and other news sources, Farah Fawcett has returned to a Los Angeles hospital as she continues her battle with cancer.
Sources claim that Fawcett, 62, who has been battling anal cancer since 2006, is not doing well. She has been hospitalized for the better part of the last two weeks. Despite reports that Fawcett’s health is failing, her publicist Arnold Robinson has stated that Fawcett is still undergoing treatment for her condition.
Fawcett rose to fame in the late 1970s as the star of the hit TV show, Charlie’s Angels. Fawcett was married to Lee Majors, of Six Million Dollar Man fame, from 1973-1982. She has been romantically linked to Ryan O’Neal for nearly 30 years. It has been reported by the Los Angeles Times and Reuters that Fawcett and O’Neal will marry in the near future.
Fawcett has been fighting anal cancer since her diagnoses in 2006. Following chemotherapy and surgery, she enjoyed a brief remission before relapsing in May 2007. Since her relapse, Fawcett has undergone seed radiation and traveled to Germany for alternative and holistic therapies. Reports broke in April 2009 that the cancer had metastasized.
In May 2009, Farrah’s Story, a documentary filmed by Fawcett and her friend Alana Stewart, aired to an intial audience of more than 9 million. The show chronicled Fawcett’s battle with the cancer.
For the past two years, Farrah Fawcett, 62, has been battling cancer. She has fought this disease with much courage and has had much support from her friends, family, and especially from Ryan O’Neal who has been her partner for many years. Together, they have a son named Redmond.
According to her doctors she appears to be in her final weeks, and Ryan and Farrah are closer than they have ever been in their lives. He is at her side without fail. It has been confirmed that recently the couple were close to getting married while in Germany, but close family friend, Joan Dangerfield, says that Ryan and Farrah never had time to get the proper papers in order.
It was once believed that O’Neal was planning to produce and release a sequel to her documentary “Farrah’s Story” detailing her fight with cancer, but Ryan has confirmed that there will be no such film released.
Seemingly, Farrah was feeling a bit better because a steak from her favorite restaurant was ordered and she ate in while sitting up in bed. This is a considered a good sign because normally people in stage four cancer do not have the desire to eat.
If nothing else this new development shows how much determination Farrah has to live. Farrah, her family, friends and her many fans continue to pray that she will recover from her disease.
Actress, Farrah Fawcett’s battle with anal cancer seems to be drawing to an end. After a three-year-long fight, she has reportedly stopped treatment and is saying her last goodbyes to family and friends. This includes her son, Redmond, who is in jail on drug charges but allowed visitation under supervision and her 91-year-old father, James. Actor, Ryan O’Neil, Fawcett’s long-time companion, has been by her side every step of the way and has been reported to say he is the most in love with Fawcett now than he ever has been.
The doctors are uncertain how much time Fawcett has left, but she is in the last stages of the cancer and is confined to a bed at home.
In 2006, Fawcett was diagnoses with anal cancer. After chemotherapy and surgery, she was reported cancer free. Unfortunately, four months later, a malignant polyp was found in the initial area of treatment. After being told the tumor was inoperable and would require a colostomy, Fawcett traveled to Germany and underwent “alternative” treatment. They removed the tumor then allowed Fawcett to go home where she underwent more chemo. The tumor shrunk, but reappeared a few months later. The German team started a new plan of action. However, On April 6th 2009, it was reported that the cancer had metastasized to her liver.
Throughout her ordeal, Fawcett has been strong and courageous.
Actress Farrah Fawcett’s very public battle with anal cancer was chronicled in painful detail in her recently aired NBC documentary “Farrah’s Story”. But, despite earlier predictions, the actress is still alive, but just barely. She is currently making a sequel with the help of her friend Alana Stewart, who also helped film and produce “Farrah’s Story”.
NBC executives announced that they are considering buying this as yet untitled sequel. According to the New York Post, Fawcett’s family members claim there is already enough filmed material to put together a sequel now.
Fawcett’s only son, Redmond, reported that she has dwindled to 86 pounds. In many painful interviews with NBC affiliates around the nation, long-time partner Ryan O’Neal has informed the press continually that there has been no change in Fawcett’s condition. O’Neal reported to the press that Fawcett has watched “Farrah’s Story” as it was being broadcasted to the nation. He reported that she had a very low pulse before the broadcast, but that it steadily rose throughout the show.
Fawcett was diagnosed with anal cancer in 2006. After an initial treatment in Germany appeared successful, it was then discovered that the cancer had spread to her liver. It is unoperable.
In a May 15 interview with Philadelphia’s NBC affiliate Stewart commented that “Farrah hasn’t given up and neither should we.”
“You mean me?” O’Neal shot back good-naturedly. He also said that he hoped to officially marry Fawcett soon.
Farrah Fawcett’s former producer admitted to several news sources including the Associated Press and RadarOnline.com that the actress was checked into a Los Angeles hospital, but is “not on death’s door.” This news comes out just as reports are confirmed that her son 24-year-old Redmond O’Neal was arrested Sunday morning on charges of trying to smuggle drugs into a country jail.
Farrah Fawcett began her career in the late 1960’s doing commercials and TV guest spots. A Pro Arts Inc pin up poster and a starring role in the hit series Charlie’s Angels propelled her to stardom. After leaving the show she continued to star in movies and on television and has received three Emmy Award nominations.
Her decade long marriage to Lee Majors the star of The Six Million Dollar Man ended in 1982 and Fawcett became romantically involved with actor Ryan O’Neal. Redmond O’Neal their son was born in 1985. Redmond’s history of drug problems and arrests started in his teens.
Fawcett was diagnosed with anal cancer in October of 2006 and began treatment for the condition including chemotherapy immediately. On the star’s 60th birthday, she publicly announced that she was cancer free and hoped her story would inspire others to fight the disease.
According to the Los Angeles Times Redmond O’Neal was arrested during a routine security check in the parking lot of the Pitches Detention South Facility in Santa Clarita, California. Redmond was already on probation for an earlier arrest and guilty plea last June involving charges of possession of crystal methamphetamine and heroin.
Reports soon followed that Farrah Fawcett was rushed to the hospital several days earlier and her condition listed as critical. On Monday writer and producer Craig Nevius who’s worked with Fawcett announced her condition wasn’t as serious as initially reported. No announcement has been made regarding why Fawcett is hospitalized, or when she might be released.