I was listening to an interview on the radio early with Brian Lenihan.. The guy has cancer, but most of the talking was saying, he is fit for work now and will be throughout, "although the chemo will take its toll"....
I wish him the best and hope he beats the cancer...
BUT I was really ****ed off listening to him, going on about work work work? Speaking from experience within the whole CANCER terrible world, chemo etc is sooo hard on the body and soul and mind, also on your loved ones who are supporting you, my gut feeling would be take a yr break from work or whatever until you are your best again...
It doesnt matter if you are well now, the treatment is going to beat you down and it will be hard to get back up and I think having work as a major extra worry is not going to help! I felt like shaking him and saying wake up, forget about work, concentrate on you and yours.
what rest of you think?
No bad feelings towards the man at all, but I wish RTE would remember he is just one of hundreds/thousands in this situation.
Radio 1 today seemed to be devoted entirely to him any time I tuned in. To say their coverage was fawning is an understatement in my view. "Would you say it is a cancer of the <can't remember> or is it <can't remember> cancer ?" Does the detail matter to the public ?
They could have picked any of the many in the cancer wards today, tomorrow, next year and given them the same attention and the level of sympathy from the public would be the same.
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I agree with Bondgirl and Zag on this.
Much as I have sympathy for anyone with an illness, and I have known several with Cancer, he should show good example by taking a year off as previously suggested.
He should do what he feels will work best for him and his family, in consultation with his doctors. I don't think it's anyone elses business and it's a bit arrogant to assume that what we would do in the circumstances is what he should do also. As for 'showing good example', I think that's an extraordinary remark.
I dont know why it is an "extraordinary remark". He is in a very senior leadership role in this country, why should he not be expected to show good example?
Stress is not helpful to any illness, clearly he is in a very demanding and stressful role, he is not helping either himself or the country by not taking time off. As Bondgirl said "I felt like shaking him and saying wake up, forget about work, concentrate on you and yours."
I dont know why it is an "extraordinary remark". He is in a very senior leadership role in this country, why should he not be expected to show good example?
Stress is not helpful to any illness, clearly he is in a very demanding and stressful role, he is not helping either himself or the country by not taking time off. As Bondgirl said "I felt like shaking him and saying wake up, forget about work, concentrate on you and yours."
More power to him for wanting to carry on.
Whereas I disagree fundamentally with nearly everything he has done as Minister I would'nt for a moment doubt that he is a man of the highest integrity whose only motivation is service to the country.
Best of luck to him.
I dont know why it is an "extraordinary remark". He is in a very senior leadership role in this country, why should he not be expected to show good example?
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