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To: US Navy Vet
I had a crush on her when I was a teen-aged boy. Beautiful voice. Then one night I saw her on TV strung out on drugs and my crush ended.

Wonder if that had something to do with her early demise.

2 posted on 08/08/2022 1:46:54 PM PDT by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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To: Vigilanteman

I saw a story that said she fought breast cancer for almost 40 years.


5 posted on 08/08/2022 1:49:01 PM PDT by laplata (They want each crisis to take the greatest toll possible.)
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To: Vigilanteman

So did my thirteen year old son. Actually, I think every young kid did at that time.


6 posted on 08/08/2022 1:49:08 PM PDT by Toespi
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I doubt she was “strung out on drugs” at any point. I’ve followed her career since the 1970s and have all her albums. She did do some marijuana toward the end of her life (overseen by her husband) to help with the cancer pain. RIP.


9 posted on 08/08/2022 1:55:59 PM PDT by olivia3boys
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I think she had cancer.


10 posted on 08/08/2022 1:56:17 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Inside every leftist is a blood-thirsty fascist yearning to be free of current societal constraints.)
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She campaigned for medical cannabis in Australia, as she said it was one of the only things that kept her functional during her cancer treatments.

She said in more than one interview, she’d rather be high than nauseous and in pain.


11 posted on 08/08/2022 1:56:26 PM PDT by Kriggerel ("All great truths are hard and bitter, but lies... are sweeter than wild honey" (Ragnar Redbeard))
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