So shameful people getting on poor Princess Catherine about not attending the ascot. She did other important private engagements from Windsor and people still have negative to say.
The first tweet hits, that must be so rough I admire her greatly for how she’s dealt with all of this and I respect that she’s taken her time to start talking about this and her recovery process.
I think people forget that no matter how rich or privileged you are being faced with your mortality like this is life changing, it’s not something you can process lightly, the emotional toll is as difficult as the physical toll and having to care for her young children while she’s going through this as well… it’s an impossible situation all around, I don’t think I’d do anything better or differently if I were in her place.
It’s also an excellent way to find out who your friends aren’t.
My heart goes out to her and all that have had to go through cancer treatment. I lost a very close friend at 36 yrs old, to breast cancer and my grandma to cervical cancer. It was so difficult to watch what that had to endure. I can’t help but wonder though; if Meghan were going through this same thing, if the press and others would be so compassionate and forgiving? Something tells me many would be singing a different tune. I say this as someone who doesn’t feel either way about these ladies as they have zero impact on my life. I wish Catherine the strength needed to fully recover.
I’ve seen some rediculous conspiracy theories. The truth is that even after treatment it’s not easy to go back to a normal lifestyle.
I’ve just been reading what she said on the BBC, and it’s so sad to see what she’s said. It’s a stark reminder that recovery that’s a long time.
>Speaking candidly about her own cancer journey, Kate said, “You put on a sort of brave face, stoicism through treatment. Treatment’s done, then it’s like, ‘I can crack on, get back to normal,’ but actually, the phase afterwards is really, really difficult.”
>”You’re not necessarily under the clinical team any longer, but you’re not able to function normally at home as you perhaps once used to,” the Princess of Wales continued. “And actually, someone to help talk you through that, show you and guide you through that sort of phase that comes after treatment, I think is really valuable.”
>Princess Kate called it “life-changing” for both the patient and their families.
>”You have to find your new normal and that takes time…and it’s a rollercoaster, it’s not smooth, like you expect it to be,” she said. “But the reality is you go through hard times.”
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Can people stop acting like Kate had it easy during her illness ? I remember “where’s kate” and the whole Kate gate saga where people and conspiracy Theorists were churning out one delusional theory after another. Even after disclosing her illness some people still believe she didn’t have cancer and was pretending to be ill. Even today there are people on X saying this statement is just an excuse to get off work. Imagine saying that .
Can’t imagine what it was like for her to deal with a diagnosis and also have to deal with the thoughts of some of the absolute loons on social media.
Cancer is cruel.
I feel for her, but I do wish she would be more open about what type of cancer she had. Let’s say she had cervical cancer; she could be an advocate for research and screening and symptoms she may have experienced. There is nothing to be embarrassed about, as many young people have been diagnosed with cancer. She could do so much.
>BREAKING
?!?!
Her statement belongs under “no duh”. It’s not “breaking news” that cancer sucks, even for someone as wealthy and famous as Kate.
(And this is NOT a dig at Kate for talking about it. I’m glad she is and it’s important. I’m taking a dig at English calling this “breaking news” like it’s groundbreaking information or that it’s groundbreaking that the POW would talk about it.)
And yet, she can always manage Wimbledon. I’m not trying to put Kate down, but she’s not a workaholic by anyone’s standards so it’s natural that people are going to talk. The rest of us go through this and still have to manage everything. She’s got staff galore. She honestly seems out of touch.
Once again cosplaying like she understands the peasants struggle with cancer and not helping with the hoards of money at her disposal. She’s also got literal staffs of medical and personal at her very whim. Cancer sucks but being selfish and not being the advocate she could be is just telling how she really feels about being a working royal.
Rebecca English is a moron. No need for her to explain what Kate’s quote means. Kate is not the first person to have cancer. It’s well known that cancer treatment and recovery is hard. The press has directly contributed to the conspiracies about Kate not working or never having cancer. They interpret every appearance she makes and tries to tell us how great she’s doing. Then she misses an event and they panic because they feel entitled to know want is going on. Kate has no obligation to make multiple appearances or explain why she’s is not there. She is recovering from cancer and it should be common sense that recovery is not a straight line. Her current quote says it well, but we know when she misses another event the press will be back to hounding her.
This is the reality of cancer. I think the reason people get annoyed when she talks about it is because she’s coming from such an incredible place of privilege. The average individual cannot take months or years to find their new normal because they simply cannot afford to do so. It’s hard for your average cancer Patient to hear her talking about this when their own reality is so fundamentally different.
Not downplaying cancer at all, but I do find it interesting that this interview comes out after numerous articles of her skipping events and the claims that despite her illness, she seems to always feel well enough to attend the tennis… 🤷♀️
As a cancer survivor myself, I appreciate her candor in speaking about this.
The reality of a cancer diagnosis is that you ***do*** feel pressure to be “brave” and “strong” for the benefit of your loved ones. Many of us know the experience of breaking the news of our diagnosis to friends and family, only to have to comfort and reassure ***them***.
Then there’s the expectation that once treatment is over, everything will go back to “normal” for you, and you’ll just “get over it.” But that’s so far from reality and unless you’ve had cancer yourself, you really can’t appreciate the long term physical and mental health impacts it has on you.
Catherine’s “privilege” does not protect her from any of that. There are many cancer survivors who feel this way. Very few of us have the platform that she does, so I appreciate her speaking so openly about it and bringing awareness to it.
People in these comments are exactly what she’s talking about.
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So shameful people getting on poor Princess Catherine about not attending the ascot. She did other important private engagements from Windsor and people still have negative to say.
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The first tweet hits, that must be so rough I admire her greatly for how she’s dealt with all of this and I respect that she’s taken her time to start talking about this and her recovery process.
I think people forget that no matter how rich or privileged you are being faced with your mortality like this is life changing, it’s not something you can process lightly, the emotional toll is as difficult as the physical toll and having to care for her young children while she’s going through this as well… it’s an impossible situation all around, I don’t think I’d do anything better or differently if I were in her place.
It’s also an excellent way to find out who your friends aren’t.
My heart goes out to her and all that have had to go through cancer treatment. I lost a very close friend at 36 yrs old, to breast cancer and my grandma to cervical cancer. It was so difficult to watch what that had to endure. I can’t help but wonder though; if Meghan were going through this same thing, if the press and others would be so compassionate and forgiving? Something tells me many would be singing a different tune. I say this as someone who doesn’t feel either way about these ladies as they have zero impact on my life. I wish Catherine the strength needed to fully recover.
I’ve seen some rediculous conspiracy theories. The truth is that even after treatment it’s not easy to go back to a normal lifestyle.
I’ve just been reading what she said on the BBC, and it’s so sad to see what she’s said. It’s a stark reminder that recovery that’s a long time.
From [People](https://people.com/kate-middleton-speaks-candidly-cancer-recovery-really-difficult-hospital-visit-11764329)
>Speaking candidly about her own cancer journey, Kate said, “You put on a sort of brave face, stoicism through treatment. Treatment’s done, then it’s like, ‘I can crack on, get back to normal,’ but actually, the phase afterwards is really, really difficult.”
>”You’re not necessarily under the clinical team any longer, but you’re not able to function normally at home as you perhaps once used to,” the Princess of Wales continued. “And actually, someone to help talk you through that, show you and guide you through that sort of phase that comes after treatment, I think is really valuable.”
>Princess Kate called it “life-changing” for both the patient and their families.
>”You have to find your new normal and that takes time…and it’s a rollercoaster, it’s not smooth, like you expect it to be,” she said. “But the reality is you go through hard times.”
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Can people stop acting like Kate had it easy during her illness ? I remember “where’s kate” and the whole Kate gate saga where people and conspiracy Theorists were churning out one delusional theory after another. Even after disclosing her illness some people still believe she didn’t have cancer and was pretending to be ill. Even today there are people on X saying this statement is just an excuse to get off work. Imagine saying that .
Can’t imagine what it was like for her to deal with a diagnosis and also have to deal with the thoughts of some of the absolute loons on social media.
Cancer is cruel.
I feel for her, but I do wish she would be more open about what type of cancer she had. Let’s say she had cervical cancer; she could be an advocate for research and screening and symptoms she may have experienced. There is nothing to be embarrassed about, as many young people have been diagnosed with cancer. She could do so much.
>BREAKING
?!?!
Her statement belongs under “no duh”. It’s not “breaking news” that cancer sucks, even for someone as wealthy and famous as Kate.
(And this is NOT a dig at Kate for talking about it. I’m glad she is and it’s important. I’m taking a dig at English calling this “breaking news” like it’s groundbreaking information or that it’s groundbreaking that the POW would talk about it.)
And yet, she can always manage Wimbledon. I’m not trying to put Kate down, but she’s not a workaholic by anyone’s standards so it’s natural that people are going to talk. The rest of us go through this and still have to manage everything. She’s got staff galore. She honestly seems out of touch.
Once again cosplaying like she understands the peasants struggle with cancer and not helping with the hoards of money at her disposal. She’s also got literal staffs of medical and personal at her very whim. Cancer sucks but being selfish and not being the advocate she could be is just telling how she really feels about being a working royal.
Rebecca English is a moron. No need for her to explain what Kate’s quote means. Kate is not the first person to have cancer. It’s well known that cancer treatment and recovery is hard. The press has directly contributed to the conspiracies about Kate not working or never having cancer. They interpret every appearance she makes and tries to tell us how great she’s doing. Then she misses an event and they panic because they feel entitled to know want is going on. Kate has no obligation to make multiple appearances or explain why she’s is not there. She is recovering from cancer and it should be common sense that recovery is not a straight line. Her current quote says it well, but we know when she misses another event the press will be back to hounding her.
This is the reality of cancer. I think the reason people get annoyed when she talks about it is because she’s coming from such an incredible place of privilege. The average individual cannot take months or years to find their new normal because they simply cannot afford to do so. It’s hard for your average cancer Patient to hear her talking about this when their own reality is so fundamentally different.
Not downplaying cancer at all, but I do find it interesting that this interview comes out after numerous articles of her skipping events and the claims that despite her illness, she seems to always feel well enough to attend the tennis… 🤷♀️
As a cancer survivor myself, I appreciate her candor in speaking about this.
The reality of a cancer diagnosis is that you ***do*** feel pressure to be “brave” and “strong” for the benefit of your loved ones. Many of us know the experience of breaking the news of our diagnosis to friends and family, only to have to comfort and reassure ***them***.
Then there’s the expectation that once treatment is over, everything will go back to “normal” for you, and you’ll just “get over it.” But that’s so far from reality and unless you’ve had cancer yourself, you really can’t appreciate the long term physical and mental health impacts it has on you.
Catherine’s “privilege” does not protect her from any of that. There are many cancer survivors who feel this way. Very few of us have the platform that she does, so I appreciate her speaking so openly about it and bringing awareness to it.
People in these comments are exactly what she’s talking about.
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