Did anyone see Farrah’s Story on television last Friday? It was a documentary on NBC about Farrah’s recurrence of anal cancer and the treatments she went through. It was really sad, as you would expect, but I was really irked about how Farrah delayed certain chemos because she didn’t want to lose her hair. I’m not saying hair isn’t important — I’m just saying living is more important. I vlogged about it here.
Anyway, it was filmed by Farrah’s best friend, pseudo-celeb Alana Stewart, which I found surprising because the camerawork looked fairly professional. Impressive since Stewart is most famous for marrying and divorcing George Hamilton.
Now producer Craig Nevius is suing Stewart and Fawcett’s longtime paramour Ryan O’Neal claiming that he was pushed out of the project. Other allegations indicate that Alana threatened to withhold video footage unless her fee was doubled to $200,000.
Personally, after watching the documentary and seeing some of the procedures that Alana had to witness and videotape, that woman deserves, like, Two. Million. Dollars.
And in a frightening postscript, Ryan O’Neal is looking to make a sequel. What could it possibly be called? Farrah’s Funeral?
so alana asked for money? that is fucked up!
I’ve always liked Farrah, she seems like a “real” person who never allowed the Hollywood scene to change who she was and still is. I lost my father to cancer and know all too well how difficult it is to get quality treatment.
I did not watch the documentary on Friday, but I did want to share that Farrah’s doctor was interviewed on The Today Show last week and addressed the fact that she made chemo choices that would allow her to keep her hair. He wanted everyone to understand that this is VERY normal and routine. He pointed out that people who are battling cancer try to maintain some sense of normalcy and do not want to be victims. The act of loosing all one’s hair is totally NOT normal and makes people feel very victimized. Also, he stressed that in nearly every case, people sufferring from cancer choose to delay such drastic chemos until absolutely neccessary and is done with doctor’s total support.
Just thought I would share that.
I forgot to watch this, but really wanted to. Is it posted anywhere on the internet?
I’m sorry, Wendie, but who are you to question someone’s motives relating to their cancer treatment choices??? Perhaps for Farrah, her hair made her feel alive. In the end, she had no choice but to take chemo that made her hair fall out. She showed her balding head. WTF more do you want?! I’m sorry, but this post really annoyed me more than any of your posts.
wendie, wow. just…wow. what an ignorant post about a woman who is dying of cancer. i agree with dpizzle’s post – seriously, where do you get off criticizing a cancer patient’s choice of care? that is fucked up.
I waited on Alana Stewart once at BNY….and she is a c#$t
……………..wow..