In the News, Michael Jackson and Farrah
I wrote already about Farrah and I chose not to write about either yesterday as I just wasn’t sure how I felt. I’ll be honest with you, if you read my Mental and Emotional Health blog, you know that I just discussed the difficulty I have with mourning these days. I simply just can’t even cry most of the time, even when I need to. But, in the previous few days, yes, I’ve found myself in tears on more than one occasion.
Yesterday morning I cried several times and then when I hear that Farrah had lost her battle with cancer, tears came in my eyes. Sounds crazy that I didn’t cry at my uncle’s funeral but I did get teary eyed over a celebrity. I’ve already written about her.
As I was headed home from the doctor, where I actually found out about Farrah and got wet eyes, I found out about Michael Jackson. TMZ was reporting that he had died while CNN said they could not verify it. It’s sad when I trusted a paparazzi site more than I did a news site but TMZ is that good.
I just heard that an autopsy is being performed on MJ because his cause of death is unknown. I also read that they were on the hunt for his doctor. So, since I am just now getting around to looking and reading the news, I”m sure I am behind.
But, anyway, the fact is, Farrah is an icon from my childhood and Michael Jackson is an icon from my teenage years. And, with that, I guess I’ve entered that phase of my life where people just start to die. Having never experienced a death of anyone close to me until I was 19 and lost my father, this is all a bit odd. I’ve lost uncles in the last few years and now, celebrity icons are dropping like flies.
I honestly can’t say how I feel about that…
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