Members dragonflies Posted March 6, 2013 Members Share Posted March 6, 2013 my heart and prayers go out to to her http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20679402,00.html Valerie Harper is facing a devastating diagnosis: terminal brain cancer. The television icon – beloved for her role as brash New Yorker Rhoda Morgenstern on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spin-off, Rhoda – received the news on Jan. 15, she reveals to PEOPLE in this week's exclusive cover interview. A battery of tests revealed she has leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, a rare condition that occurs when cancer cells spread into the fluid-filled membrane surrounding the brain. Her doctors say she has as little as three months left to live. Resolved to face her last days with courage and humor, "I don't think of dying," says the actress, 73, who previously battled lung cancer in 2009. "I think of being here now." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members All My Shadows Posted March 6, 2013 Members Share Posted March 6, 2013 This is absolutely heartbreaking My thoughts are with her and her family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted March 6, 2013 Members Share Posted March 6, 2013 I just heard about this. I'm so devastated for her and her family. I can't tell you how much I loved Rhoda on the MTM Show and how much I connected with her. She was funny and vulnerable and brave and she grew in believable, human ways. I don't think there have been more than a handful of characters on TV as perfect as Rhoda was in those years. She felt so real to me. She still does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChitHappens Posted March 6, 2013 Members Share Posted March 6, 2013 My heart goes out to her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members VirginiaHamilton Posted March 6, 2013 Members Share Posted March 6, 2013 I guess I'm the only one who's never seen a single episode of Mary Tyler Moore or the subsequent spinoffs and know her primarily as Jason Bateman's mother on Valerie, huh? Either way, fvck cancer for snatching the good and talented folks away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JaneAusten Posted March 6, 2013 Members Share Posted March 6, 2013 The friendship between Mary and Rhoda was believable and possibly my favorite of all time. It was one of the main factors in evolving both characters. It helped ground Mary and Rhoda grow. I still loved MTM but I always missed Rhoda and while I think it was time for Rhoda to spread her wings, I never enjoyed her show nearly as much. None of her relationships on that show were ever what she and Mary shared and I didn't like what the show changed to after her divorce. There was a caustic vibe to it. I feel bad for she and her family. What an incredibly sad way to end ones life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Eric83 Posted March 6, 2013 Members Share Posted March 6, 2013 This is horrible. She and her family are in my prayers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted March 6, 2013 Members Share Posted March 6, 2013 It also got the show off to such a great start. I was hooked immediately. As important as WJM was to the show, it was always Mary and Rhoda that made me care, and as much I liked much of the last 3 seasons, it was never quite the same without Rhoda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bright Eyes Posted March 6, 2013 Members Share Posted March 6, 2013 I loved watching her on The Hogan Family paired with Growing Pains on Canadian station CTS. So essentially, she was a part of my childhood and this news is sad to hear. Good to see she's staying strong though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted March 6, 2013 Members Share Posted March 6, 2013 Rhoda's spin-off became unbearable once she lost weight and they tried making her into a New York version of Mary. Rhoda was always supposed to be the antithesis of Mary, and the character wasn't the same otherwise. The first two seasons or so were good, but after that? I'll pass. My thoughts are with Valerie and her family... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alphanguy74 Posted March 6, 2013 Members Share Posted March 6, 2013 Val is such a talented person... I've always loved her. This is such sad news, I'm really going to miss her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted March 6, 2013 Members Share Posted March 6, 2013 Good lord. She's always been such a fun, classy lady. What a horrible shame. I can't imagine living with that terminal diagnosis, particularly when it begins to affect the brain. Who would want to wait that out? I'd check myself out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted March 6, 2013 Author Members Share Posted March 6, 2013 Yeah it's awful, I've read this is one of the worst types of cancer there is. I can't imagine her suffering due to this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaytimeFan Posted March 6, 2013 Members Share Posted March 6, 2013 This is shocking and horrible news. My thoughts and prayers are with Valerie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MissLlanviewPA Posted March 6, 2013 Members Share Posted March 6, 2013 Oh, Val. I just got her autobiography for my birthday. Rhoda was the greatest on MTM. My heart goes out to her and her family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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