“Feeling broken-hearted and blessed all at the same time this morning… watching my beautiful bride pour a lifetime of love into a few minutes a day,” country music star Rory Feek, 50, wrote in the caption of a photo he posted yesterday to Instagram.
His wife Joey Feek is an American country singer. She’s a 40-year-old mother of a baby girl, who has Down syndrome. She’s married to her musical collaborator Rory.
And she’s fighting a very public battle with terminal cancer.
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I kind of disagree with the part about celebs disappearing when they become ill, 'as if it's a shameful secret'. I would think it's more about privacy, and having enough to deal with, without worrying about paparazzi photos and tabloid/media speculation and gossip. The same is sometimes true of regular people, they might not want to see people when they're ill, not because they're ashamed, but just because it can be exhausting.
I also have to say, I find it incredibly hard to see those pictures of Joey looking so frail, they bring back such strong memories of a family member we lost to cancer a couple of years ago. But the fact is, that is the reality of this awful disease.
You are so right - for some people, privacy is paramount and I'm not sure why these days it's considered a bad thing by some. I had cancer 2 years ago - nothing like this woman is dealing with - but I never once mentioned it on my social media account. Of course immediate family and friends knew what was happening, but it wasn't discussed publicly - they all respected my feelings on the subject. I didn't want the pity party or the constant "how are you going". I just wanted to concentrate on family, my partner, work and myself and that was it.