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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 791.43028092
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Label: William Morrow
Manufacturer: William Morrow
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: August 01, 2009
Publisher: William Morrow
Release Date: August 11, 2009
Studio: William Morrow
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Alana Stewart and Farrah Fawcett went through it all together. Friends for thirty years, they were an essential part of each other's lives since first meeting at a dinner party in the 1970s. During that time, they supported each other through the trials of Hollywood life while also raising their families, keeping in close contact.
But in the fall of 2006, a test of their friendship arose unlike any other they'd faced: Farrah was diagnosed with aggressive rectal cancer. She was determined to fight, and Alana was determined to help her. Together, they were relentless in their pursuit of a cure, traveling halfway around the world as they sought every mainstream, alternative, and experimental therapy available. In all, they spent the better part of the next three years together - Alana by her friend's side as they struggled hand in hand with the unknown.
Now, in these intimate and personal diaries, Alana shares her thoughts on the events of the last three years, documenting the journey she and Farrah embarked on as they prayed for a miracle. Reflecting back on the three decades they shared, Alana details what she's learned about her friend and herself as they battled through the trials of this illness. From the importance of selflessness, to the undeniable value of faith, to the remarkable resilience of the human spirit, Alana's day-to-day entries reveal a side of these two friends that the world has never seen. Even in the face of this debilitating disease, Farrah's courage and determination continues to teach us about life . . . and love.
Writing candidly about aging, marriage, motherhood, and faith--all topics she and Farrah dealt with together over the years - Alana provides a moving tribute to a woman, once Hollywood's golden girl, and an inspiring celebration of life. My Journey with Farrah is the story of two courageous women who stood by each other through good times, bad times, and now the most trying of times. It is a book that will make people laugh, cry, and rejoice in the power of friendship.
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Come on people, this is ALANA's journal (you know...diary?) It won't only be about Farrah, it will be about Alana because it is HER JOURNAL, HER thoughts and feelings, HER life! Would you only write about someone else in your diary? Give her a break! I enjoyed it.
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It seems Farrah was used all of her life. And now this. Who wants to bet Ms. Thing ends up with Ryan?? They're just alike.
It amazed me the book was out before poor Farrah was barely in the ground.
I was a Farrah fan when she was showing off Mercury Cougars on commercials. I remember running in to see her for just those few seconds. She had such magic and style. It appears to me, via photos particularly, A. was possibly trying to copy her..? Whatever. No one could best Farrah. She was and stays an original.
I cried when Farrah was lost...and I too have lost family to cancer so I know how painful it is to those who love you. She was so brave to make the documentary. Who better to tell her story than those by her side. But all this was, was a trash- rehash, 'poor me,' all-about-me, way to make money. &*%# Alana Stewart. Rest in peace, Farrah. They can't suck off of you anymore.
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It took me four hours to read this 'journal' from start to finish.
What have I learned about a beautiful, talented and very courageous woman? (Ms Fawcett) 1. She has a sense of humour. 2. She was unbelievably brave. 3. She endured more pain and gruelling treatments than any normal person should have to go through. As a person who Ms Stewart claims was her 'soul sister' absolutely nothing more than what I already knew.
What have I learned about the author Ms Stewart? Quite a lot actually as this book seems to be mostly around her, and her life, financial woes, botox treatments, her children, her sex life and oh yes...accompanying Ms Fawcett to Germany many times, and a couple of holidays in Acapulco etc (no doubt all funded by the late Ms Fawcett.), amidst the smattering of parties with well known celebrities.
There is no doubt that the author was a good friend and certainly supported Ms Fawcett through her long and painful illness and 'My Journey with Farrah' is an account of her emotions and feelings and should be viewed/read in that light.
That said however an ICON like Farrah Fawcett deserves a well writen biography of her very interesting life (and not just an account of her last years)....where is the definitive biography.
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I remember when I first heard Farrah had cancer and I was heartbroken to hear about it. She was a vibrant person with much to give and much to live for. My heart goes out to her son, Redmond, and I hope he is successful in dealing with his drug problems.
As for the book? I think it was a pathetic attempt for Alana Stewart to capitalize on Farrah's death. Yes, she was her dear friend, yes, she was with her in Germany during her treatment. But she was also very wrapped up in herself and her relationship with some man......Mimmo....that she just happen to meet while in Germany with Farrah. While Farrah was puking her guts out from the side effects of chemo and radiation we the readers got to hear all about how Alana and Mimmo were making passionate love right across the street. I do believe that would have been the last thing on my mind had my best friend been going through such pain. Besides....who cares about Alana's love life. This book was supposed to be about Farrah and her fight to live.
Alana had her own cancer scare, which I do not mean to make light of, Cancer, in any form is an awful disease and I can understand her anxiety over it. But to compare what she was going through to what Farrah was going through made me want to shake her. Get over yourself Alana. The world does not evolve around you.
Alana also had to go on and on about how anxious she was that she was going to run out of money and she needed to find a billionaire.....her words....because she said that she was way past millionaire status now. Can we all say JOB! Get a damn job if you need money so bad and stop trying to find someone to take care of you. She was always saying that her and Farrah were strong independent Texas women. Farrah was....no doubt about that....but as far as I can tell about Alana all she ever did was marry men with money and then leave them when things got rough. I suppose no matter how old she gets...she is just never going to grow up.
I don't want to say the book was not worth reading. It was. It shows just how hard Farrah fought to stay alive and I am in awe of her for that. I would have never been able to go through all she went through and still be able to crack jokes about things. I would have been mad. I would have been saying Why did this happen to me? Farrah never said that. She just accepted that she had this awful disease and she did what she had to do to try to live. She wanted to be there for her son.
I saw the documentary twice that Alana and Farrah and Ryan made and it was very good. I cried both times I watched it and will always think that Farrah was an exceptional person. She opened up a lot of eyes to just how much cancer patients suffer. I do think she was led on by too many people. Especially by the doctors in Germany. I know they wanted to help her, but I also think they knew that it was more or less a hopeless fight and they were not straight with her. I can't help but wonder if they had of just told her right from the start that this cancer was terminal, that she was not going to survive it, then she could have spent those last few years of her life enjoying what time she had left instead of being so sick and in so much pain for the remainder of her time left. I feel like they robbed her of a lot of "good days" she may have actually been able to enjoy by filling her up with so much poison. If it's curable, then by all means do what you can.....but if not.....then myself personally, I want whatever time I actually do have left to be days that I can enjoy with my family and friends.
I also found it quite odd that Ryan Oneal was not around too often for Farrah while she was having her treatments in Germany. It was never really written why that was. He may have been involved in a project or something, a committment that he could not get out of, but it was never written just what he was doing and for the life of me I can't think of one thing the man has done since Love Story and Paper Moon. I find him to be a bit of a moron, anyway. I will never forget an article I read in a magazine when Farrah was first diagnosed and he was quoted as saying she had anal cancer.....He said....of all kinds of cancer to get she gets anal cancer. It doesn't really go to well with being a sex symbol." Did I mention I think he is a moron? Correct me if I am wrong, but I don't think that any type of cancer goes well with anything.
But all in all....the book is worth reading.....just overlook Alana's ego and name dropping and Poor Me attitude and admire Farrah's determination and guts. That is the real story and that is what we all should take with us.
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Everything was great, it took a little longer than i thought it would to get here, but all in all it worked out just fine, maybe was my anticipation to get it (it was a gift for a friend). Thank you.
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