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Sigh. It wasn't a 'vial'. It was a teeny tiny pinprick of blood in a glass locket. That....is....all. Just like people carry a lock of hair of their loved one in a locket. Like, big fucking deal! Tabloids and haters had to make a tiny finger prick into some big vial. These days, you can even wear earrings and other jewellery made out of your deceased pets ashes. Can probably even do the same with human ashes/cremains. I bet that makes all the sheltered people's brains explode - or at least clutch their pearls. People are such ignorant bigots and *fear* what they don't know; they fear <b>difference</b>. Just so narrow-minded, it's sad.
Again, her doctors knew the exact risk, and told her. Right down to the percentage. They know.
Lastly, your show you are narrow-minded and prejudiced against her. She is NOT unstable mentally, and no, no one has ever said such a thing, let alone 'multi people'. Put down the tabloids. You're a nasty, hateful prejudiced bigot. You're not a scientist, because you are absolutely wrong on how they arrive at the exact percentage. 87%. The vast majority of women with that gene arrive at the exact same course as Angelina did. If you were a doctor or scientist, you would know this. You just don't like her so put down her (very common) decision.
It's Philadelphia! A <b>*major*</b> city that would see the library be full of black people and black high school and college students, the librarian would be used to seeing lots of black people.
It was because he was eating. That's all. No other reason. Librarians <i>do</i> keep an eye out for that.
No, nothing even remotely to do with Frances Borchelt. It is based on Mary Richards Johnstone, a rich lady from Belvedere who received blood transfusions during heart surgery. Google shows this. Enter "Mary Richards Johnstone" in google.
Even the actual author of the actual book this titular movie is based on, Randy Shilts, mentions very clearly Mary Richards Johnstone, a wealthy woman who had heart surgery and received blood transfusions from Irwin Memorial. So where this Frances Borchelt came from I have no idea, but it's absolutely not true at all. It is is Mary Johnstone. From Randy Shilts' book:
<b>"That same week, another question was being called at the Irwin Memorial Blood Bank in San Francisco. The woman who had inadvertently raised the issue was Mary Richards Johnstone, a wealthy matron from the affluent suburb of Belvedere.
During heart surgery in December 1982, Mary Johnstone had received twenty units of Irwin blood. Eight days after the operation, she was struck by a mysterious lung virus. She barely survived that ordeal, but in the succeeding months she was plagued continuously with exhausting fevers and strange ailments like oral candidiasis. The doctors couldn’t explain what was wrong with her.
Only in February 1984, while leafing through her medical files, did Mary Johnstone see the October 19, 1983, letter from one physician to another at the University of California Medical Center, where she had her surgery. “We have discovered that one of her blood donors is an AIDS patient,” the letter said. The doctors had concealed this from Mary Johnstone, however, and if she had not happened across the correspondence, there is no indication she would ever have been informed. Later, the fifty-five-year-old housewife kept her sense of humor when her doctor concluded that she was suffering from the syndrome. “Here I’ve got AIDS,” she said, “and I didn’t even have any fun getting it.” "</b>
"so a few defects"
That reads like a personal attack on gay people to me. Don't dish it out if you can't take it back.
Those people who say that are ignorant. Kirtz was playing Mary Richards Johnstone. NOT Francis Borchelt. It is based on Mary Richards Johnstone, a rich lady from Belvedere who received blood transfusions during heart surgery. Google shows this. Enter "Mary Richards Johnstone" in google.
Even the actual author of the actual book this titular movie is based on, Randy Shiltz, mentions very clearly Mary Richards Johnstone, a wealthy woman who had heart surgery and received blood transfusions from Irwin Memorial. It is is Mary Johnstone. And Kirtz plays Mary Johnstone. Below is from Randy Shilts' book where he makes it very clear who Mary Johnstone is (Kirtz' character):
<b>"That same week, another question was being called at the Irwin Memorial Blood Bank in San Francisco. The woman who had inadvertently raised the issue was Mary Richards Johnstone, a wealthy matron from the affluent suburb of Belvedere.
During heart surgery in December 1982, Mary Johnstone had received twenty units of Irwin blood. Eight days after the operation, she was struck by a mysterious lung virus. She barely survived that ordeal, but in the succeeding months she was plagued continuously with exhausting fevers and strange ailments like oral candidiasis. The doctors couldn’t explain what was wrong with her.
Only in February 1984, while leafing through her medical files, did Mary Johnstone see the October 19, 1983, letter from one physician to another at the University of California Medical Center, where she had her surgery. “We have discovered that one of her blood donors is an AIDS patient,” the letter said. The doctors had concealed this from Mary Johnstone, however, and if she had not happened across the correspondence, there is no indication she would ever have been informed. Later, the fifty-five-year-old housewife kept her sense of humor when her doctor concluded that she was suffering from the syndrome. “Here I’ve got AIDS,” she said, “and I didn’t even have any fun getting it.” "</b>
No, nothing even remotely to do with Frances Borchelt. It is based on Mary Richards Johnstone, a rich lady from Belvedere who received blood transfusions during heart surgery. Google shows this. Enter "Mary Richards Johnstone" in google.
Even the actual author of the actual book this titular movie is based on, Randy Shilts, mentions very clearly Mary Richards Johnstone, a wealthy woman who had heart surgery and received blood transfusions from Irwin Memorial. So where this Frances Borchelt came from I have no idea, but it's absolutely not true at all. It is is Mary Johnstone. From Randy Shilts' book:
<b>That same week, another question was being called at the Irwin Memorial Blood Bank in San Francisco. The woman who had inadvertently raised the issue was Mary Richards Johnstone, a wealthy matron from the affluent suburb of Belvedere.
During heart surgery in December 1982, Mary Johnstone had received twenty units of Irwin blood. Eight days after the operation, she was struck by a mysterious lung virus. She barely survived that ordeal, but in the succeeding months she was plagued continuously with exhausting fevers and strange ailments like oral candidiasis. The doctors couldn’t explain what was wrong with her.
Only in February 1984, while leafing through her medical files, did Mary Johnstone see the October 19, 1983, letter from one physician to another at the University of California Medical Center, where she had her surgery. “We have discovered that one of her blood donors is an AIDS patient,” the letter said. The doctors had concealed this from Mary Johnstone, however, and if she had not happened across the correspondence, there is no indication she would ever have been informed. Later, the fifty-five-year-old housewife kept her sense of humor when her doctor concluded that she was suffering from the syndrome. “Here I’ve got AIDS,” she said, “and I didn’t even have any fun getting it.”</b>
I know this is a very old thread, but it was based on the real life Mrs Johnstone. Mary Richards Johnstone, a rich woman from Belvedere, who had blood transfusions during heart surgery: https://www.google.com/search?q="Mary Richards Johnstone"
Randy Shilts, the author of the book that the movie is based on, said so:
<b>"That same week, another question was being called at the Irwin Memorial Blood Bank in San Francisco. The woman who had inadvertently raised the issue was Mary Richards Johnstone, a wealthy matron from the affluent suburb of Belvedere.
During heart surgery in December 1982, Mary Johnstone had received twenty units of Irwin blood. Eight days after the operation, she was struck by a mysterious lung virus. She barely survived that ordeal, but in the succeeding months she was plagued continuously with exhausting fevers and strange ailments like oral candidiasis. The doctors couldn’t explain what was wrong with her.
Only in February 1984, while leafing through her medical files, did Mary Johnstone see the October 19, 1983, letter from one physician to another at the University of California Medical Center, where she had her surgery. “We have discovered that one of her blood donors is an AIDS patient,” the letter said. The doctors had concealed this from Mary Johnstone, however, and if she had not happened across the correspondence, there is no indication she would ever have been informed. Later, the fifty-five-year-old housewife kept her sense of humor when her doctor concluded that she was suffering from the syndrome. “Here I’ve got AIDS,” she said, “and I didn’t even have any fun getting it.”"</b>
She took a test for the breast cancer gene. It showed she carried the AGGRESSIVE form of breast cancer gene, and her risk was estimated to be 87%. Eighty-seven percent. This was all very publicised at the time, so I don't know how you missed reading it.
I think her doctors how what they're doing. The recommendation for a risk that level, is to have a double mastectomy as soon as possible. That, *is* the actual official medical recommendation.
You seem prejudiced against her so cast aspersions despite the fact she acted on DOCTORS recommendations. You speak out of ignorance an prejudice. I think her and her doctors how more than you. And at a WHOPPING 87% risk, I'd be having them off asap, too. Any woman would!
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