Robin Roberts Bone Marrow Transplant Begins: 'GMA' Anchor Tells Fans, 'I Feel The Love' (VIDEO): "Back in the 90's I had a friend who was a local news anchor and at the end of her broadcast, she revealed she had been fighting cancer by removing her wig to display her baldness. I wound up interviewing her on my radio show at the time to bring awareness with her fight with the cancer, She had breast cancer and she corrected me as I had called it "your cancer" and she said she liked to refer to it as "the cancer" because she didn't want to claim ownership of it. She had tried some controversial cancer treatment by this Dr. Burzynski, I may be wrong in the spelling of his name. Her health insurance had ran out and fund raisers were held for her but in the end, the cancer had spread to other parts of her body. When I see Robin, it brings back memories of my friend. She passed away in a hospice in the early Tuesday morning at 6:00am. I miss my friend and I wish Robin all the hope in the world to get better. My friend was Sydney Seaward"
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I miss Sydney very much as well. Knew her when she lived in Braintree, MA. Have nice memories of our time together and those memories are priceless now that she is gone. She was loved by everyone that knew her. My only regret is driving her to the airport when she left for Houston, wish she never left ! But she was living her dream, making something of her life with her career and doing something she loved. I never thought in a million years after leaving for Houston, she would die just 5 years later ! I think of her often and wish I spent more time with her in Houston before she passed. I hope and pray when I die, I get to see her again. The only thing helping me through this is, she is not sick anymore, where she is now she doesn't have cancer, where she is now she is free of that. In her short life, she touched more lives than those who live a lifetime. She certainly touched my life. I am blessed to have known her !
ReplyDeleteSydney knew before she got on that plane to Houston there was a lump in her breast and did nothing about it. She put it on the back burning, nothing was going to get in her way of this new anchor job in Houston. She told me, " I will look into it when I get to Houston ". Well, she never did ! She let that sit there for months ! The only time she looked into it was, when she was getting sick from the cancer in her breast, that she did nothing about ! Ignoring it, wishing it away ! I hate she handling something so life threatening with no urgency. Instead of getting on a plane to Houston for her new life there, she should of when to a Doctor. She should have not accepted that job until looking into your breast cancer and doing something about it immediately, not months later! She put her career before her health and it cost her, her life. Maybe, just maybe if she looked into this when she discovered this while living in Braintree, Massachusetts, she might be alive today. I blame myself as a friend not encouraging her to do something right away, but it was her decision. You can't force someone to go the doctor. I lost touch with her when she left. I had no idea how sick she became. I had no idea the cancer spread to her lungs and brain. I had a good cry after finding this out and feel horrible I let our friendship fizzle out. I had no idea the end of her life was in hospice. Just absolutely horrible this happened to her and I believe it was preventable. If only, she didnt put off dealing with this issue, costing her, her life. I love that Houston loved her and embraced her. I hate that it was that new job in Houston that caused her to make life ending decisions. For me, I have to live with the fact, I let her down as a friend for not being there. She's at peace now.
ReplyDeleteI from Boston and knew Sydney. From what I know she was a Chtistian Scientist, which was another issue, they dont believe in Doctors and medical help, they believe in there own pray system and belief system. I hate that religion, if you can call it that. This belief has caused people to die. I believe her belief system played a role in her not seeking medical treatment until it was too late. She discovered the lump around the same time she got the job offer at Channel 51 in Houston. She really was excited about that job. She actually was an anchor at the Christian Science Monitor news channel and there was a big shake up back then and a lot of people got laid off, including Sydney, she started applying for new jobs and seeking new jobs and found this in Houston. It was right up her alley. The lump in her breast was not going to get in the way of her new job. She had too much going on, moving, finding new apartment, bought a new car, leaving Braintree, MA . Starting a new life and new job and the last thing she wanted to deal with was that lump in her breast ! She never told her knew boss this. It was her secret and she kept it her secret until she had to go the doctor, she was getting sick! By now I think 6 months or longer had passed with her doing nothing. Just do sad. This is not a happy story, it's a tragic story. One that quite possibly been prevented if she did something right away. All of us that knew that lump was there, and we didnt pressure her to get medical help right away, her blood is on all of our hands. It's not Houstons fault she died, it's her fault ! Sorry people, she needs to own this, her poor decisions from beginning to end. She did it her way. I bet she would do it differently if had that second chance. When you play with fire, you get burnt! There is no Bravery in what happened to her. Dying in hospice with cancer spreading to your lungs and Brain, is not a nice way to go ! She didnt have much family left, she was an only child and I think her father died years earlier and it was just her mother left , who was getting old herself. There wasnt much of a support system, except her friends. I absolutely believe, without a doubt, if she sought treatment right away, she would still be here. Early detection is what cancer survivors always say, saved there life! Wish Sydney heeded the warning ! Instead of being in denial and thinking she was invincible!
ReplyDeleteAnother huge problem for Sydney Seaward was her belief in Christan Science. I believe this paid a huge role in her death. I knew her when she lived in Boston and considered her a friend. That belief has killed more people at a young age and if not at a young age they die and awful death. Who in there right mind would teach not going to a doctor when your extremely sick! Absolutely horrible what happened to her. If any of you watch the documentary on Lifetime about her, you will be astonished when she ADMITS she felt the lump in 1991 and did nothing until 1993 ! WHAT ! For 2 years you did nothing ! Hate to say it, but that's why she died at 42 years old. They said in the documentary by the time she did something about it, the tumor was the size of a golfball ! I believe it was too late by the time she did something, I believe it was already spreading to her lungs and Brain. I educated myself on breast cancer and learned cells can break off and travel through the bloodstream and lie doormat until something triggers them to become active again, which doctors don't know what triggers them to become active. I believe this happened to Sydney, the tumors that were in her lungs and brain were breast cancer tumors. There is nothing happy that happened to her, there is nothing brave in what happened to her, There is nothing to celebrate in what happened to her. Her taking her wig off should not be the headline story, her doing nothing for 2 years should be the headline story ! This story is a tragic one. It should be told as this is what happens to woman who do nothing about that lump in your breast. This should be a story told about Christian Science and how they teach you to pray your sickness away and don't believe in medicine or doctors ! This is what killed her! If she went to a doctor as soon as she felt that lump, I believe she would still be here. I hate to use the word Hate, but I hate Christian Science teachings! It played a huge role in her death. That's why she did nothing because she never did anything when sick, she would pray or reach out to a nurse practioner to pray it away, The lump in her breast was no different, than having the common cold. She will pray it away, like everything else in her life when she got sick ! That's another story in itself these so called " nurse practioners . " They are a bunch of nobody's with no medical degrees or knowledge what so ever, they claim to be of a higher source to make your pray answered sooner ! A bunch of hogwash ! These people should be arrested for the deaths they cause. Parents should be arrested for teaching this to there children ! Sydney was a beautiful person, inside and out ! This is such a shame and just so sad. I will miss her all the days of my life. I treasure the times we shared and those memories I will keep alive in my mind and hold them close to my heart. Sydney should not have died at 42 years old and would not have died, if she just didn't follow the Christian Science beliefs.
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