Unfortunately,
the media has dramatized Jack Osbourne’s diagnosis and there is a lot of
misinformation given. For example, on the cover of People magazine, Sharon
Osbourne, Jack’s mother, is being quoted saying “I’m Not Going to Let My Son
Die!” As we know, people with MS have
long, fulfilling lives and Jack Osbourne along with all of us, are not in
danger of dying anytime soon. It is such
a shame that is what People magazine decided to focus on for their cover.
However, the article in the magazine, I thought was well written and brought
the right kind of awareness to MS.
When I was
first diagnosed with MS in 2006 I turned to books to learn about MS and found
that there were many autobiographies of celebrities with MS. I read about Terri
Garr, Montel Williams and David Lander aka “Squiggy.” Nancy Davis brings
awareness to MS in a different way. Every year she hosts the Race to Erase MS
Gala. A lot of celebrities attend and
therefore media attention is brought to the event. The Gala recently took place
and I saw clips of it on some entertainment shows. Nancy Davis raises money to
help end MS and I hope that with the new attention Jack Osbourne has brought to
MS, that this year there will be even more support to help end MS and that
there may even be a cure in my lifetime!
I hated this! I was diagnosed right around the same time and my mother cried in the checkout line looking at this cover. The worst!
ReplyDeleteI know! They could have picked another quote that would have been just as effective for their sales, but not outragous and not true! In the next issue they did issue an apology of sorts, which I was glad about, but the damage was already done.
ReplyDeleteI was horrified when I saw that headline on the magazine! I spent the last four years assuring my teenaged kids that MS is not going to make me die, and to have that headline out there. I was very angry. Thankfully, my kids didn't know the situation with Jack, and I don't think even saw the magazine.
ReplyDeleteI am glad your kids didn't see the magazine cover. I can't imagine having to try to explain MS to kids and try to reassure them you will be ok. :P
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