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persiflage_1

Sarah Jane said it best...

Apr 20, 2011 06:28

"The universe has to move forward. Pain and loss, they define us as much as happiness or love. Whether it's a world, or a relationship...everything has its time. And everything ends." - "School Reunion", Doctor Who ( Read more... )

doctor who, sadness, actor: lis sladen

Comments 34

dweomeroflight April 20 2011, 05:29:23 UTC

I thought it was someone's idea of a really mean joke at first :( Lis was very young still and I just couldn't believe it. She will be missed.

persiflage_1 April 20 2011, 05:31:56 UTC

She was the same age as mum - who has successfully survived both breast cancer and a brain tumour in the last 10 years, which just goes to show how cruel the universe really is.

box_in_the_box April 20 2011, 06:37:32 UTC

I know, right? Somebody linked me to it on Facebook, and I immediately thought, "Wow, this is a terribly tasteless joke," because I KNEW it wasn't true. And yet ...

I found out right in the middle of my work day, too. With two news stories left to write for the website. Six hours later, I finished my stories, did my last interview of the day, came home and spontaneously burst into tears.

mulder200 April 20 2011, 05:30:23 UTC

It's so sad that's she gone but when it's your time, there's no escaping it.

On the bright side, she will live on in TV forever.

persiflage_1 April 20 2011, 05:32:34 UTC

It sucks.

mischief89 April 20 2011, 06:07:37 UTC

I really can't believe it. They had a moment of silence at the screening tonight.

persiflage_1 April 20 2011, 06:14:48 UTC

I'm glad to hear she was remembered.

I can't believe it either, and I've had nearly 12 hours to process it!

lost_spook April 20 2011, 08:09:24 UTC

I thought it was some sick net joke, too. As you say, it seems even more wrong when she's (in my case) only a couple of years older than my parents, the same ages as my aunts and uncles, or younger.

What is it with this year? I think I may go away and Google all famous people I really, really like obsessively just in case...

*hugs*

persiflage_1 April 20 2011, 13:21:11 UTC

She's my mum's age. How come mum survived breast cancer and a brain tumour yet Lis couldn't? (Not that I want my mum dead instead, I just wish Lis had also survived!)

*hugs back*

(S2 of PG arrived today.)

lost_spook April 20 2011, 16:29:30 UTC

Aw.

And, good! S1 arrived here with me, too - thanks! :-)

persiflage_1 April 20 2011, 17:10:26 UTC

Welcome.

dustdaughter April 20 2011, 08:11:57 UTC

I was stunned when I first saw the news. I was hoping it wasn't true. She made 63 look young. So sad.

persiflage_1 April 20 2011, 13:21:45 UTC

It's tragic.