Book description
Jade's heart-breaking diary of her fight against terminal cancer and
her final precious months with her beloved family.
In August 2007 Jade Goody received the shattering news that she had
cervical cancer. She was only 27 years old. But with her usual strength
of character, Jade was determined to beat the disease and carry on with
life as normal with her two little boys Bobby and Freddy.
Neither the chemotherapy, which left her weak and bald, or the
hysterectomy that crushed her dreams of having a little girl, could
break Jade's sunny personality or her fierce refusal to be a victim. But
in February 2009, Jade received the tragic news that any mother dreads
to hear: she was going to be torn from her beloved sons. The cancer had
spread and was untreatable.
Forever In My Heart is Jade's final 'love letter' to her two little
boys. Covering her initial diagnosis while appearing on Celebrity Big
Brother in India, their emotional last Christmas as a family, her
magical wedding to her partner Jack Tweed and her dying wish to see be
christened with her boys, Jade's heart-breaking diary of her final
months is set against a backdrop of flashbacks to her difficult early
years, her rise to fame in the Big Brother house and those moments of
joy and laughter as the nation's darling.
It is the powerful story of a young mother's brave fight against a
terminal disease, her unique humour, her determination to provide for
her sons and her fierce desire to leave a legacy which might prevent
other young women being torn from their families in the prime of life.
A percentage of profits from the book will be donated to Marie Curie
Cancer Care. "Whatever you think of Jade, her simply told account
makes poignant reading. Many readers will be rightly moved.”
**** News of the World
'Goody and her editor have achieved something almost profound in this
journal. It's death laid bare with no literary trickery to make the
misery seem 'important'. It's just miserable - and all the more moving
for that.'
Culture (Sunday Times) Born and bred in Bermondsey, the former dental
nurse became a national treasure when she entered the Big Brother house
in 2002. She constantly appeared in magazines and on TV as well becoming
a mother to two young boys, Bobby and Freddy.
Tragically, in August 2008 Jade, aged only 27, was diagnosed with
cervical cancer. Despite undergoing extensive chemotherapy, Jade
discovered the cancer was untreatable. She married the love of her life,
Jack Tweed, in February 2009 but on Mother's Day, 22 March 2009, Jade
lost her brave fight to cancer and died at home surrounded by her
family.
