Hayley hangs up her Red Anorak

Thanks Perdita. I've had lots of help and support.

Hello,
sometimes healthy to weeks to go does happen very fast, especially with pancreatic cancer. My brother went from healthy, living a full & active life, developed sudden abdo discomfort that very rapidly increased, he died within 4 weeks of diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. It is known as the most aggressive form of the horrid disease.

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Originally Posted by LizzyBizzy

I had 6 doses of chemotherapy for breast cancer last year, my hair started to fall out before my second dose. However, I've met a woman suffering from a different type of cancer who has had 18 doses of chemotherapy and not lost her hair. I think the soaps can have a difficult job handling cancer story lines, in that most of us will relate to people we know who've had it. Until I was diagnosed with BC I had no idea there are so many different grades/stages of cancer. I know from online BC support groups that there can be a postcode lottery regarding treatment. I think soaps have a responsibility [not sure what exactly responsibility I mean though!] how they portray cancer. There will inevitably be someone viewing who has recently been diagnosed, going through treatment etc. When I was first diagnosed I was unable to discuss anything about it without bursting into tears. Other people cope better. I cannot describe adequately the fear I had about what was to happen.

I will miss Hayley, and may not watch the episode when she dies, the story line has already reduced me to tears.

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stay strong lizzy my prayers are with you

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Originally Posted by patijack

Hello,
sometimes healthy to weeks to go does happen very fast, especially with pancreatic cancer. My brother went from healthy, living a full & active life, developed sudden abdo discomfort that very rapidly increased, he died within 4 weeks of diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. It is known as the most aggressive form of the horrid disease.

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Very sorry about your sad loss :(

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Originally Posted by patijack

Hello,
sometimes healthy to weeks to go does happen very fast, especially with pancreatic cancer. My brother went from healthy, living a full & active life, developed sudden abdo discomfort that very rapidly increased, he died within 4 weeks of diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. It is known as the most aggressive form of the horrid disease.

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Very sorry about your sad loss :(

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Originally Posted by Perdita

I don't agree with you on this point one little bit, I like her character, always have and will miss her

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I know I'm in the minority. Well for me, it's more about the actress not the character. This is supposed to be a trans sexual character which she never really pulls off. Add to that Hesmondhalgh's inability to play a quirky character without resorting to OTT theatrics. But generally speaking soap actors are mediocre except for occasional exceptions. She isn't one of them I'm afraid.

Having said that I should add that this recent storyline has found her doing better acting. i think because it's forced her to abandon that OTT approach and honed down her theatrics.

Interview with Julie from the BBC site - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25493171

Hayley is going to die around the 20th Jan...ish..so literally a couple of weeks, yet where is the feared 'harold reversion' that she so wants to avoid?

she is taking more pain killers, hasnt reverted to oramorph in large doses as yet, is no where near the morphine syringe pump stage, and yet no Harold-esque behaviour? but she is still going to kill herself?

it may just be me, but it seems a bit like rushing the end too much?

What would you describe as Harold-esque behaviour? I think she is still planning on killing herself... Not sure they will show all the palliative care normally given to cancer patients in their last stages in order not to upset viewers.

I find most exit storylines rushed, even if they had plenty of notice to write a character's exit