Valerie Harper (Rhoda) family creates a GoFundMe

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I'm a fan of Valerie. But she has a net worth of $12 million +. A lot of people have astronomical bills due to cancer and other diseases/medical issues. :unsure: I've read several reports about this and I have to say it doesn't sit well with me. I'm sorry for what Valerie is going thru, but what about investments, real estate, insurance, Medicare?

(CNN)Valerie Harper's family is seeking financial help for her treatment as she continues to battle cancer.

Harper, who shot to stardom in the early 1970s as Rhoda Morgenstern on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and later starred as that character in a spinoff, was first diagnosed with lung cancer in 2009.

In 2013, she was given three months to live after she was diagnosed with leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, a condition that occurs when cancer cells spread into the fluid-filled membrane surrounding the brain, known as the meninges.

"The disease I have is quite a rare cancer and it is located in a limited area -- a very widespread area, but narrow," Harper told CNN at the time. "So a lot can happen if the cancer starts getting really aggressive, pressing on parts of the brain and causing me to lose either my speech or my ability to think, etc."

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https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/18/entertainment/valerie-harper-gofundme/index.html
 

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It is shameful. I agree. .. At age 79, and all that she has been through, and is still dealing with, I would be getting my final affairs in order.
I'm only a few years behind her, and I know that I would not be asking for anything, but instead, dwelling on the wonderful life I had.
Her family should be doing the same!
The family wants to preserve her millions for themselves when she is gone, and not use it to pay her medical bills.
 

applecruncher said:
@Bonnie

I agree, and I'm sure she has more than $12M. Valerie has had a long, very successful career. Her husband started the fund.
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At 79 most of her expenses should be covered by Medicare. And with $12 million there should be plenty to cover the part Medicare doesn't cover. Sounds like her family is just looking to preserve as much of their inheritance as they can.
 
Bonnie said:
It is shameful. I agree. .. At age 79, and all that she has been through, and is still dealing with, I would be getting my final affairs in order.
I'm only a few years behind her, and I know that I would not be asking for anything, but instead, dwelling on the wonderful life I had.
Her family should be doing the same!
The family wants to preserve her millions for themselves when she is gone, and not use it to pay her medical bills.
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Her millions won't be used to pay her medical bills anyway. I'm sure she has great insurance that will cover it. It's just simple greed.
 
Why is it,celebrities who don't how to take care of their finances,decide to pull at the heart strings of their fans to help pay their medical or financial problems?
I remember a couple of years ago,Dawn Wells'MaryAnn' from Gilligan's Island ,a friend of hers started a Go Me Fund claiming Dawn didn't have any money left to pay her bills. What a crock!
 
I guess one way to look at it is that no one is forced to contribute to a GoFundMe account. I don't think anyone in this thread will. And also anyone who does contribute to it because they're a fan doesn't mean that otherwise they would be contributing to a poorer person's GoFundMe account instead. .
 
moviequeen1 said:
Why is it,celebrities who don't how to take care of their finances,decide to pull at the heart strings of their fans to help pay their medical or financial problems?
I remember a couple of years ago,Dawn Wells'MaryAnn' from Gilligan's Island ,a friend of hers started a Go Me Fund claiming Dawn didn't have any money left to pay her bills. What a crock!
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She might have actually been broke ?? Did she ever have any role following that one ? And she was an "also" on the show for the most part.
 
I'd be curious to know how accurate these "estimated net worth" figures are. What if she has very little actual money, but lives in a nice house in CA that some realtor estimated is worth $12 million? Outside of the IRS, does anybody really know anybody else's net worth?
 
I took a look at the GoFundMe site and saw where someone was asking for donations for their dog's surgery and thus far has collected $420.

A year or so ago actress Lana Wood (Natalie's sister) had a GoFundMe (set up by a friend) because she was being evicted. At the time I looked she'd collected over $29,000.

There's a lot more to the story, but one article mentioned Robert Wagner wouldn't give her a dime. Not surprising seeing that she did several interviews saying she feels he's responsible for Natalie's death, which is a whole 'nother story
 
Like I said, (even if true) that's another story.

As far as GoFundMe, generally speaking I'm against them. I feel most are inappropriate.
 
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