Ryan O’Neal, in an interview with People, spoke of Farrah Fawcett, her health and their twenty-seven year relationship.
O’Neal who is now Farrah’s caretaker lamented, “It’s a love story. I just don’t know how to play this one. I won’t know this world without her. Cancer is an insidious enemy.” You can tell how connected these two are, yet I found this quote so troubling: “A week ago Farrah said to me, ‘Am I going to make it?’ I said, ‘Yes, you’ll make it. And if you don’t, I’ll go with you.'”
After a couple years of new technology cancer treatments that aren’t available in the U.S. yet, the verdict was in: her cancer was back and had spread to other body parts including her liver. Ryan said, “She stays in bed now. The doctors see that she is comfortable. Farrah is on IVs, but some of that is for nourishment. The treatment has pretty much ended.”
Through all this, their son Redmond has been in jail due to a parole violation. However, Farrah is unaware of her son’s troubles and Ryan thinks that’s for the best. “Farrah doesn’t know Redmond’s in trouble. And Redmond is terrified for his mother. ‘I don’t want to be in jail and have some guard tell me she is gone,’ he said to me. I told him, ‘She’s rebounding.’ I lied to him. I lie to her. It’s the best thing.”
Through Fawcett’s cancer struggle, she has videotaped the highs and lows, good news received and bad news dealt. It has all been turned into a documentary put together with the help of her best friend Alana Stewart. Farrah’s Story will air on NBC May 15th.
This whole thing is way too sad. For the sake of their kids, I hope he keeps it together when she dies.
How sad. Im still hoping she will pull through.
The original TV poster gal has always been a trippy and colorful lady who’s managed to always grab everybody’s attention just when you thought she was out of the limelight forever. My sympathies go out to her and her family. I hope for the best.
Very sad. His quote on cancer was so accurate.
All the hope and the hype and the money in the world don’t stop this merciless diease – witness Patrick S and now Farrah, among others who thought they could beat it and went through such misery regardless.
With compassion for her and those that love her…
Soo sweet and sad
I lost a very, very dear friend last year to cancer. She was diagnosed with breast cancer 3 years earlier and all seemed well. She went in for a normal checkup,found it had spread and in 3 months she was gone. Like Farrah, she was in incredible pain during that time and the only thing they could do was keep her as comfortable as possible. She was a beautiful,lovely 39 year old woman and I think of her daily. Prayers and thoughts to Farrah and her loved ones.