Tammy Faye‘s always been a fighter, but the Televangelist and aesthetic icon can no longer fight the cancer that’s been ravaging her body. She stopped treatment for the disease that spread from her colon to her lungs. Dlisted reports that Ms. Faye speaks to Entertainment Tonight this evening and tells viewers:
When they said there’s nothing more we can do, for just about a minute I felt sorry for myself, had my little pity party. Then I said, ‘I’ve got somebody bigger than the doctors, I know the Lord, Jesus Christ, and he can do something for it.’ He’s the only one that can, and so I just trust Him every day.
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Today I want you to remember: You can’t go forward, looking in the rear view mirror, yesterday is gone, you cannot put a broken egg back together again so don’t spend your energy trying.
You’re quite an inspiration, Ms. Faye. And even though you’ve lost a little weight, you still look like a star!
ATL Ryan
I am not a person of faith; however, Tammy Faye makes me want to believe.
Mr. B
Oh, no! Poor Tammy Faye. Alas, though she ought to be immortal, we must let her go. I hope her last months are as peaceful and painless as possible.
cjc
I just hope she won’t suffer in pain. Poor woman.
Paul Raposo
Tammy Faye is what other televangelists should have aspired to be. But rather than emulate her, the Falwells and Swaggarts of Christendom destroyed her.
She will be as loved and missed as Falwell was reviled.
I hope her last days are peaceful.
mytwocents
I think she is what a Christian should be. I never heard her condemn or judge anyone. Her message was always positive.
adamblast
What a wonderful, sad and strange photo. Glammed up and still looking in charge. At least she knows how much we love her.
Matt
I had no idea she was anything more than neutral! Check these out: “Everyone has a right to be who they are. I think people are just people. God does not put labels on people. People put labels on people. And it’s none of my business what goes on in people’s bedrooms.” And “She said Christians should be less judgmental and should welcome gays into their churches. In her words, “God sees a heart and a soul that is precious to him.” Messner added, “Just because we don’t understand each other doesn’t mean that we can’t care for one another and love one another and live together in peace.” (http://atheism.about.com/b/a/053937.htm)
Paul Raposo
What I liked about her was that back in the mid-eighties when everyone still viewed AIDS as a gay disease and were condemning gays and claiming it was God’s punishment, Tammy Faye spoke in support of PWA’s and condemned the anti-gay rhetoric of her compatriots.
She brought PWA’s, (Christians of course,) on to her program and correctly pointed out that they were human beings, not monsters. She didn’t tell them to become ex-gays, or give up a “lifestyle”, she treated them with a compassion that was unseen outside of the LGBTQ community.
Vinman
My Tivo captured an episode of her son’s Reality show in which she was on. Can’t think of the name right now. But she was battling “The Cancer” and putting on such a great show(make that beaming) of hope and inspiration. She honestly “feels” like a wonderful person to me. I wish her peace.
Timothy Kincaid
At some point in Tammy’s childhood someone told her that Jesus wants you to love everyone. Unlike far too many television Christians, Tammy believed them… and never stopped believing that.
We’ll miss you, Tammy.
taehyoon
no matter what she looks like or how she is, she always seems to have a smile and heart of gold
Nikki
My best wishes to her and her family
Graywolf48
ATL Ryan says:
I am not a person of faith; however, Tammy Faye makes me want to believe.
Posted: Jun 1, 2007 at 11:44 am
I couldn’t say it better myself. I just want to add that I think the world is a better place with people like Tammy in it.
qwer
I didn’t know much, or want to know much, about American tele-evangelists, but I saw a doco on her years ago and I was charmed and frankly amazed, we talked about it for days. I think my fag-hag friend [her own admission] actually looked up to her… she even got the poster from the film, which really was fabulous! It’s hard not to admire a person like her, despite her beliefs. I too, hope she passes without pain and with those that love her…