Then she is a perfect match for him!
I know what you mean, she is über confident.
Don't forget she was a child star.
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Then she is a perfect match for him!
I know what you mean, she is über confident.
Don't forget she was a child star.
I mentioned this earlier in the thread when their separation was first announced. There was the same number of years [in age] between my husband & I as there are between Catherine & Michael. That in itself can cause problems in a marriage, but when a serious illness is added to the mix, it becomes even more stressful and difficult and I can completely understand what they're going through.
You have the husband - the older man, dealing with a life threatening illness, who's closer to the end of his life than his much younger wife. And then you have the wife - the beautiful, vibrant woman who's just reached the middle of her life, who is just now starting to experience all the thing her older husband has already gone through, but at the same time having to take care of her ailing husband wondering if this is "it" and what will you do if he has to leave you anytime soon.
The husband feels guilty for putting his wife through this, keeping her from living and having the "normal" life he promised her. He starts to feel like a burden. The wife feels guilty for thinking, "this isn't what I signed up for" and starts to feel more like a nursemaid than a wife. Although she loves her husband dearly, she can't help but feel a but of resentment at times.
When there's such a large age difference between a man & a woman, the "issue" is talked about before you get married and during the marriage, but its so easy to "pooh-pooh" it and think its never going to happen to you (as a couple), and then reality sets in, in the form of Stage 4 Cancer. I totally get it.
A large age difference between a married couple can cause a strain on the relationship. A serious illness to a husband or a wife (no matter what the age difference) can cause a strain on a marriage. But when you combine the two things together - it takes a strong couple to work through that and make it work. I admire them for acknowledging their problems, taking the time to work through it - even if that means separating temporarily to work it out. They didnt rush into a divorce. Didn't rush into a legal separation. And now they may be headed back together. Good for them!
Beautiful post! And just to add, age difference, illness and raising young children can be very stressful. It's a lot to deal with for any couple.
I think CZJ is a wonderful actress. I enjoy her work. I feel the same about Michael Douglas. I wish them both well no matter what they decide to do.
Revealed: Michael Douglas lied about his type of cancer to protect his career
Michael Douglas has revealed that he lied about the type of cancer he was suffering from.
The consummate professional was about to embark on the promotional trail for Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps at the time and didn't want his diagnosis to derail it.
Speaking to Samuel L Jackson during the special Male Cancer Awareness Week edition of ITV talkshow This Morning, the two-time Oscar-winner admitted three years after the fact that he was actually diagnosed with tongue cancer, not throat cancer as initially reported.
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White lie: Michael Douglas has revealed he was actually diagnosed with tongue cancer during a special Male Cancer Awareness Week edition of ITV's This Morning - pictured at the Emmys on September 22
Coming clean: The star opened up to pal Samuel L Jackson - here in London on September 3 - about his diagnosis, saying he didn't want to jeopardise the promotion of Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps by revealing the true extent of his illness
As the 69-year-old explains: 'This was right before I had to go on a big tour for Wall Street, so we kind of said there's no way we can cancel the tour and say we don't feel well. I said, "You've just got to come out and just tell them I've got cancer and that's that."'
But Douglas's doctor urged him to bend the truth as the worse-case treatment required for tongue cancer would be far more invasive and subsequently damaging to his career.
'The surgeon said, "Let's just say it's throat cancer." I said, "OK, you don't want to say it's tongue cancer?" I said, "Why's that?" and he said, "Well, if you really want to know why, if we do have to have surgery, it's not going to be pretty. You'll lose part of you jaw and your tongue and all of that stuff." So I said, "OK sure."'
Looking frail: The two-time Oscar-winner was hit hard by the illness, looking gaunt and unwell as he stepped out in New York in September 2010 - just a month after his diagnosis
The actor didn't mislead fans about the progression of the cancer, with the star confirming it was still stage-four, which is the most advanced.
He also opened up about being misdiagnosed a number of times before a specialist in Montreal, Canada finally discovered the severity of the illness.
'I will always remember the look on his face,' Michael said, after the doctor located the cancerous tumour while using a tongue depressor.
'He said, "We need a biopsy." There was a walnut-size tumour at the base of my tongue that no other doctor had seen.'
Back in May, the Behind The Candelabra Emmy-winner confirmed that his cancer was not caused by smoking but from the HPV virus, contracted through performing oral sex on women.
His rep later stated, however, that the remarks had been taken out of context.
Michael Douglas has revealed that he lied about the type of cancer he was suffering from.
The consummate professional was about to embark on the promotional trail for Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps at the time and didn't want his diagnosis to derail it.
Speaking to Samuel L Jackson during the special Male Cancer Awareness Week edition of ITV talkshow This Morning, the two-time Oscar-winner admitted three years after the fact that he was actually diagnosed with tongue cancer, not throat cancer as initially reported.
Scroll down for video
Coming clean: The star opened up to pal Samuel L Jackson - here in London on September 3 - about his diagnosis, saying he didn't want to jeopardise the promotion of Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps by revealing the true extent of his illness
As the 69-year-old explains: 'This was right before I had to go on a big tour for Wall Street, so we kind of said there's no way we can cancel the tour and say we don't feel well. I said, "You've just got to come out and just tell them I've got cancer and that's that."'
But Douglas's doctor urged him to bend the truth as the worse-case treatment required for tongue cancer would be far more invasive and subsequently damaging to his career.
'The surgeon said, "Let's just say it's throat cancer." I said, "OK, you don't want to say it's tongue cancer?" I said, "Why's that?" and he said, "Well, if you really want to know why, if we do have to have surgery, it's not going to be pretty. You'll lose part of you jaw and your tongue and all of that stuff." So I said, "OK sure."'
Looking frail: The two-time Oscar-winner was hit hard by the illness, looking gaunt and unwell as he stepped out in New York in September 2010 - just a month after his diagnosis
The actor didn't mislead fans about the progression of the cancer, with the star confirming it was still stage-four, which is the most advanced.
He also opened up about being misdiagnosed a number of times before a specialist in Montreal, Canada finally discovered the severity of the illness.
'I will always remember the look on his face,' Michael said, after the doctor located the cancerous tumour while using a tongue depressor.
'He said, "We need a biopsy." There was a walnut-size tumour at the base of my tongue that no other doctor had seen.'
Back in May, the Behind The Candelabra Emmy-winner confirmed that his cancer was not caused by smoking but from the HPV virus, contracted through performing oral sex on women.
His rep later stated, however, that the remarks had been taken out of context.
This story makes no sense to me either.
What is the difference between tongue and/of throat cancer?
Didn't he blab a few months ago how hpv contributed to his throat cancer???????
Does michael have memory issues as well?
This story makes no sense to me either.
What is the difference between tongue and/of throat cancer?
Didn't he blab a few months ago how hpv contributed to his throat cancer???????
Does michael have memory issues as well?
I had my annual dental checkup the other day and it included a test for mouth and tongue cancer. All from a dentist...
My uncle had cancer of the tongue. A big smoker. He had what Michael described - partial removal of some of his jaw AND some of the tongue. It can affect your lingual ability. My uncle sounded like he had a bad lisp which he never completely got rid of.
http://dlisted.com/2013/10/12/catherine-zeta-jones-vagina-should-sue/
Back in June, throat cancer survivor Michael Douglas blamed his illness on eatin box lunch. Thats a euphemism. Then he retracted that so his estranged wife Catherine Zeta-Jones wouldnt be getting nervous looks from her esthetician down at the bikini waxin parlor. It turns out all this pussy accusation controversy was for naught, because he didnt HAVE throat cancer. He had tongue cancer! Wait, someone hop on Web MD and find out if HPV can give you tongue cancer, too. You can trust Web MD. Thats how I found out I had dropsy and that the skin tag my brother had meant he was a dying hermaphrodite.
In an interview with Samuel L. Jackson on the UKs This Morning (via People), Gordon Gekko revealed that he covered up his actual diagnosis to deter the media from asking about the brutal surgery associated with tongue cancer.
The surgeon said, Lets just say its throat cancer, the*Last Vegas*star reveals, explaining that the doctor told him that if they had to do surgery for tongue cancer its not going to be pretty, and that Douglas faced losing part of his jaw and tongue.
Rather than having to discuss possible facial disfigurement with scores of reporters on the press tour, they decided to disguise the truth.
Thats all well and good but what about the libel suit that his wifes muffin should be filing? No wonder why the ***** was checking into mental health facilities and finally decided to leave him. He had the world thinking her vagina was murdering people! Laura Linneys character on The Big C originally blamed her cancer on Zeta-Jones snatch before a rewrite.
In other news, Samuel L. Jackson hosts a talk show in the UK? He is one busy *****. Get your pussy-slanderin cancer lies off his mother****in talk show, MD!
Back in June, throat cancer survivor Michael Douglas blamed his illness on eatin box lunch. Thats a euphemism. Then he retracted that so his estranged wife Catherine Zeta-Jones wouldnt be getting nervous looks from her esthetician down at the bikini waxin parlor. It turns out all this pussy accusation controversy was for naught, because he didnt HAVE throat cancer. He had tongue cancer! Wait, someone hop on Web MD and find out if HPV can give you tongue cancer, too. You can trust Web MD. Thats how I found out I had dropsy and that the skin tag my brother had meant he was a dying hermaphrodite.
In an interview with Samuel L. Jackson on the UKs This Morning (via People), Gordon Gekko revealed that he covered up his actual diagnosis to deter the media from asking about the brutal surgery associated with tongue cancer.
The surgeon said, Lets just say its throat cancer, the*Last Vegas*star reveals, explaining that the doctor told him that if they had to do surgery for tongue cancer its not going to be pretty, and that Douglas faced losing part of his jaw and tongue.
Rather than having to discuss possible facial disfigurement with scores of reporters on the press tour, they decided to disguise the truth.
Thats all well and good but what about the libel suit that his wifes muffin should be filing? No wonder why the ***** was checking into mental health facilities and finally decided to leave him. He had the world thinking her vagina was murdering people! Laura Linneys character on The Big C originally blamed her cancer on Zeta-Jones snatch before a rewrite.
In other news, Samuel L. Jackson hosts a talk show in the UK? He is one busy *****. Get your pussy-slanderin cancer lies off his mother****in talk show, MD!