As The World Turns Discussion Thread

[dragonflies]

 

[Soaplovers]

Plus, Ms Zeman was in a front burner coupling with Rick Springfield on GH so that could be another reason why she would get a mention when she passed.

As others have said... Susan Lucci, Diedre Hall, Anthony Geary, Genie Francis, and probably Eric Braedon will get mention if any of them pass away.  It's all because all of them were known outside the soap world.

[P.J.]

Not to belabor the point, but it is CBS Sunday Morning, and not exactly catering to the young and hip demographic. I don't think it would be asking a lot to acknowledge the passing of stars that appeared on their network. They are airing the Daytime Emmys again this year (or at least were until the writer's strike, which I assume leaves it up in the air), so they might give half a crap about the soap audience.

While acknowledging her passing was nice, I sarcastically wonder if it would have happened had she passed away on Monday, as opposed to late Wednesday/Thursday.

[wonderwoman1951]

THANK YOU!

[slick jones]

Jeremy Bennett reveals insurance issues in Elizabeth Hubbard's death   NBC Connecticut News 5/15/2023

 

NBC Connecticut aired this last night.

[BetterForgotten]

Oh wow, that's awful. 

[Khan]

That is so heartbreaking to watch.  Elizabeth Hubbard did the right thing by paying into a long-term care policy that she'd hoped would relieve of her son of some of the burden of taking care of her in her final days.  It's just a shame that the bureaucracies that continue to cripple our country's health care industry undermined all that careful and smart planning.

Also, if I had my druthers, soaps would be putting a spotlight on these and other real, timely issues today instead of inundating us with more WTD stories.

Edited May 16, 2023 by Khan

[Vee]

My God. I may have to send that to my parents.

Yes, among other things.

[Faulkner]

That really hurts to read. Anyone with loved ones facing these end-of-life issues can relate.

[Soaplovers]

Just goes to show that even the best of laid out plans can not work out because of factors out of your control.

Elimination period is such a morbid and horrible term...imho

[DRW50]

That was a gut punch. As they mentioned in the story, so few can even afford that type of policy, and in spite of her years of planning, they still made sure she couldn't access the money she had paid in. Spending her last months guilt-ridden and frightened, on top of her terminal illness, is just wrong. 

[Soapsuds]

Along with her father and husband they'll also be joined by her ATWT costars(Eric William Morris and Jake Silbermann.

 

[Soapsuds]

This was previously only available to those that donated.

 

[Darn]

See? You wait long enough and everything's free.

[Soapsuds]

 

Ha!  I didn't mind donating. ATWT was my soap.