Bettie Page on her way out?

Steve Brewster, the President of the Bettie Scouts of America and someone who's had the pleasure of getting to know Ms Page as a result of it, posted the following note recently to the organisation's Yahoo Forum. Its not happy news, but it might be time to get those cards and letters out folks. Unfortunately, and this is a new devellopment, Bettie, who would usually personally respond with a little thank-you note to anyone who sent her anything, is, fromwhat she's saying, realy not well enough to do that anymore - but it might be nice to let Bettie know how much she's loved.

Here's the note from Yahoo:

Hello Friends,
I just talked with our Queen, the one and only Bettie Page. First the
good news: she is NOT in the hospital. The bad news: she said right
off first thing that she needed to talk to me because she might be
close to "kicking the bucket". She wanted to apologize to all the many
fans who have sent her gifts cards, checks, photos, etc. that she has
not thanked or responded to in any way. She said she feels like a
"dirty louse" but that she is very sorry. She went on to say that she
has many ailments: diabetes, a kidney infection, a hormone imbalance,
nerve damage in her hands to the point that she can't write, heel
spurs, toe nail problems and a smashed hand that got caught in a taxi
door. All this with depression from the death of her brother Billie
and her sister Goldie. She insisted I share this with all of you loyal
fans. She feels guilty that she hasn't written each and every one of
you but she would like to leave you with these words of advice:

YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT
MASTER YOUR EMOTIONS
DON'T LET YOUR PAST POISON YOUR FUTURE


With a lump in my throat I made her promise me she would live 50 more
years. Do you understand why I love this lady?

Bettie Page forever...
Scoutmaster Steve


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SO sad.

Same here, Nic.

You can still see the sparkle and personality, even after all of these years. Best wishes and happy thoughts. Here's to Bettie Page, hooray!

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

BIG inspiration. So sad. *sigh*

Wow. Thanks for sharing this. WOW.

Sadly, we grow old, we die. We've lost a lot of great people recently who I have grown up with who have opened my eyes to new experiences and new ways of looking at things. While I will miss them, I am forever indebted to them for the positive infulence they have had on so many lives, by sharing a bit of themselves.

Best wishes to you, and thank you for being such a person Bettie.

Bettie, Bless you for all you have done. You have changed this world in ways you will never know, and will truly be missed by millions.

We all love you Bettie

didnt know she was still alive

my hopes go out to that wonderfully beautiful lady and those around her, she will be truly be missed

I don't wanna get old

thank VERY much for sharing ~ she is an insperation and beautiful lady !

[Edited on Sep 02, 2005 by PaleEnchantress]

Well, she's 82... I don't know if there IS an "okay" at that age.