Health updates on Mary and Valerie? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

jayman75 · 09-23-2015, 08:38 AM

It's been several weeks since Valerie Harper's medical emergency (before her stage performance), and there has been no update aside from one tweet in early August.

Mary, as we all know, is suffering from the effects of her diabetes and other illnesses (including the brain surgery she had a few years ago).

Has anyone heard any recent, factual updates on either lady?

MichaelKeith · 09-23-2015, 08:55 AM

Good question. And that brings another question to my mind. Poor Mary, I wonder if she knew what smoking and drinking would have done to her health in later life, if she would have started or continued each habit. I know that both can aggravate diabetes in addition to a host of other ailments. I've read her books and she admits she was a heavy drinker and of course a smoker.

jayman75 · 09-27-2015, 09:43 AM

I just have a bad feeling about Valerie's health.... That this last incident has caused more concern that anyone is letting on.

PracTz · 09-27-2015, 02:15 PM

I know what you're saying but I have the feeling that somehow Mary might go first and neither of them getting to see Betty White celebrate her 100th Birthday [which I DO think is a strong probability].

treky · 10-01-2015, 02:49 AM

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Originally Posted by jayman75

It's been several weeks since Valerie Harper's medical emergency (before her stage performance), and there has been no update aside from one tweet in early August.

Mary, as we all know, is suffering from the effects of her diabetes and other illnesses (including the brain surgery she had a few years ago).

Has anyone heard any recent, factual updates on either lady?

O MY GOD! I didn't know about all this-how long has all this been going on? And I didn't know that Mary has diabetes. I knew she smoked YEARS ago (when they were making the Van Dyke show the sponsor used to give the cast cartons of Kent cigarettes) but I didn't know she was a heavy smoker AND a heavy drinker (I knew that Dick's an alcoholic)
Didn't Valerie have cancer or something 3 or 4 years ago?

jayman75 · 10-17-2015, 04:57 PM

Valerie tweeted at the end of September, but nothing was mentioned about her health.

I do hope she is okay...

jayman75 · 10-17-2015, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by treky

O MY GOD! I didn't know about all this-how long has all this been going on? And I didn't know that Mary has diabetes. I knew she smoked YEARS ago (when they were making the Van Dyke show the sponsor used to give the cast cartons of Kent cigarettes) but I didn't know she was a heavy smoker AND a heavy drinker (I knew that Dick's an alcoholic)
Didn't Valerie have cancer or something 3 or 4 years ago?

Have you been living under a rock?

J/K

Valerie was diagnosed a few years ago with a terminal brain cancer. She has responded well to treatment, until the incident a few months back. She did have lung cancer before that, but it was treated.

Mary's health has been in a sad decline. It's obvious in her appearance with all TMTMS ladies in their "Hot in Cleveland" reunion.

treky · 10-17-2015, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by jayman75

Have you been living under a rock?

J/K

Valerie was diagnosed a few years ago with a terminal brain cancer. She has responded well to treatment, until the incident a few months back. She did have lung cancer before that, but it was treated.

Mary's health has been in a sad decline. It's obvious in her appearance with all TMTMS ladies in their "Hot in Cleveland" reunion.

what's "HOT IN CLEVELAND"?

DJM77 · 10-17-2015, 07:58 PM

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what's "HOT IN CLEVELAND"?

I think I envy you!

treky · 10-18-2015, 12:12 AM

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I think I envy you!

what's that mean?

zypherix · 10-18-2015, 06:30 AM

Hot in Cleveland was one of the few remaining fairly good sitcoms, but it got cancelled.

JSP · 10-18-2015, 07:23 AM

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what's that mean?

That's his way of saying he doesn't like the show.

DJM77 · 10-18-2015, 10:17 AM

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That's his way of saying he doesn't like the show.

Right. I wish I'd never heard of Hot In Cleveland!

LittleRickyII · 11-07-2015, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by treky

O MY GOD! I didn't know about all this-how long has all this been going on? And I didn't know that Mary has diabetes.

This is hardly news. MTM has Type 1 diabetes (AKA juvenile diabetes). She was diagnosed in 1969 and has always, ALWAYS been very public about it. She's been a spokesperson for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation FOR DECADES and has done countless ads for them.

http://cc.jdrf.org/2013/04/10/an-int...onal-chairman/

http://asweetlife.org/feature/thanks...y-tyler-moore/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zA3aJooQDCo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMaELg4mtkE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe66QxxvxOg

jayman75 · 12-05-2015, 07:21 AM

Glad to see Valerie return to the public...

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment...-first-public/

09-23-2015, 08:38 AM	#1
jayman75 I Love the 80s! Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 27, 2000 Location: THE GREAT UNITED STATES Posts: 3,809	Health updates on Mary and Valerie? It's been several weeks since Valerie Harper's medical emergency (before her stage performance), and there has been no update aside from one tweet in early August. Mary, as we all know, is suffering from the effects of her diabetes and other illnesses (including the brain surgery she had a few years ago). Has anyone heard any recent, factual updates on either lady?
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10-18-2015, 06:30 AM	#11
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09-23-2015, 08:55 AM	#2
MichaelKeith Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 01, 2007 Posts: 1,139	Good question. And that brings another question to my mind. Poor Mary, I wonder if she knew what smoking and drinking would have done to her health in later life, if she would have started or continued each habit. I know that both can aggravate diabetes in addition to a host of other ailments. I've read her books and she admits she was a heavy drinker and of course a smoker.

09-27-2015, 09:43 AM	#3
jayman75 I Love the 80s! Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 27, 2000 Location: THE GREAT UNITED STATES Posts: 3,809	I just have a bad feeling about Valerie's health.... That this last incident has caused more concern that anyone is letting on.

09-27-2015, 02:15 PM	#4
PracTz Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 14, 2002 Location: United States of America [Happily Living in the 20th Century] Posts: 2,711	I know what you're saying but I have the feeling that somehow Mary might go first and neither of them getting to see Betty White celebrate her 100th Birthday [which I DO think is a strong probability].

10-17-2015, 04:57 PM	#6
jayman75 I Love the 80s! Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 27, 2000 Location: THE GREAT UNITED STATES Posts: 3,809	Valerie tweeted at the end of September, but nothing was mentioned about her health. I do hope she is okay...

12-05-2015, 07:21 AM	#15
jayman75 I Love the 80s! Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 27, 2000 Location: THE GREAT UNITED STATES Posts: 3,809	Glad to see Valerie return to the public... http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment...-first-public/