Dianne Kay (Nancy) is fighting kidney cancer... - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

catlover79 · 06-26-2011, 01:52 AM

http://retroalitytv.blogspot.com/201...nning-war.html

Saturday, June 25, 2011

"Eight is Enough" star winning war against cancer

As the world mourns the two-year anniversary today of Farrah Fawcett's death to anal cancer, we have some good news to share about another '70s TV blonde who is beating another form of the deadly disease.

Dianne Kay, who played Fawcett friend Dick Van Patten's daughter Nancy on the 1977-81 ABC family dramedy, recently announced she has conquered kidney cancer and is staging a career comeback. She's presently writing a sitcom pilot titled Seconds. The concept, she tells MORE magazine, "is about four women who are in their second stages of life. Our menopausal hormones are battling our kids’ raging hormones. I guess you can say our show is a parody, and we are really making fun of ourselves in a positive way."

Kay reunited (via satellite) with her TV family in spring 2010 for a Today Show interview. Among those in attendance: Kay's younger TV sister, Connie Needham-Newton, who, according to a Facebook source, recently announced she beat ovarian cancer.

snoopsister · 06-29-2011, 05:04 PM

OMG! I found this out last week on her FB page. Thank God Dianne beat this evil C! She was very lucky! that is normally a very dangerous cancer to get

catlover79 · 06-29-2011, 10:36 PM

I send nothing but love and prayers Dianne's way. She has always struck me as a very sweet, down to earth lady.

snoopsister · 07-07-2011, 03:08 PM

Dianne is a known for being as nice as she is beautiful! She is writing a show based on her life as a middle age mom with a teenager. I am so happy she beat this thing. Dianne has an angel looking out for her~

snoopsister · 07-07-2011, 03:09 PM

Catlover, please join the dianne kay group on facebook. She deserves more fans!

OH Nuts! · 07-08-2011, 02:55 PM

Glad she is doing well. Loved her on the show.

snoopsister · 07-08-2011, 03:13 PM

Oh Nuts. Please join the dianne kay facebook group!

Big3sCompanyFan · 07-10-2011, 07:59 PM

Glad to hear she's doing better.

Was she ever on dialysis or did she lose kidney function?

snoopsister · 07-10-2011, 08:10 PM

As far as I know, they removed the cancerous kidney and she said she did not need any follow up treatment. The sad thing also is Dianne and Lani' ogrady were exceptionally close and Lani died the same year that Dianne got cancer and the same year as 9/11. That must have been extra devastating to Dianne. Thank God she is okay

snoopsister · 07-10-2011, 08:17 PM

Here is Dianne's latest interview from last month

http://www.more.com/dianne-kay-cancer

snoopsister · 07-10-2011, 08:19 PM

Why are they saying she "just" survived it? This happened in 2001

Big3sCompanyFan · 07-10-2011, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by snoopsister

As far as I know, they removed the cancerous kidney and she said she did not need any follow up treatment. The sad thing also is Dianne and Lani' ogrady were exceptionally close and Lani died the same year that Dianne got cancer and the same year as 9/11. That must have been extra devastating to Dianne. Thank God she is okay

Who is Lani O'Grady?

snoopsister · 07-14-2011, 08:23 PM

Lani O'grady played Mary Bradford,the oldest daughter. She and Dianne were very close

06-26-2011, 01:52 AM	#1
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	Dianne Kay (Nancy) is fighting kidney cancer... http://retroalitytv.blogspot.com/201...nning-war.html Saturday, June 25, 2011 "Eight is Enough" star winning war against cancer As the world mourns the two-year anniversary today of Farrah Fawcett's death to anal cancer, we have some good news to share about another '70s TV blonde who is beating another form of the deadly disease. Dianne Kay, who played Fawcett friend Dick Van Patten's daughter Nancy on the 1977-81 ABC family dramedy, recently announced she has conquered kidney cancer and is staging a career comeback. She's presently writing a sitcom pilot titled Seconds. The concept, she tells MORE magazine, "is about four women who are in their second stages of life. Our menopausal hormones are battling our kids’ raging hormones. I guess you can say our show is a parody, and we are really making fun of ourselves in a positive way." Kay reunited (via satellite) with her TV family in spring 2010 for a Today Show interview. Among those in attendance: Kay's younger TV sister, Connie Needham-Newton, who, according to a Facebook source, recently announced she beat ovarian cancer. Attached Images
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06-29-2011, 05:04 PM	#2
snoopsister Member Occasional Poster Join Date: May 15, 2011 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 16	OMG! I found this out last week on her FB page. Thank God Dianne beat this evil C! She was very lucky! that is normally a very dangerous cancer to get

06-29-2011, 10:36 PM	#3
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	I send nothing but love and prayers Dianne's way. She has always struck me as a very sweet, down to earth lady.

07-07-2011, 03:08 PM	#4
snoopsister Member Occasional Poster Join Date: May 15, 2011 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 16	Dianne is a known for being as nice as she is beautiful! She is writing a show based on her life as a middle age mom with a teenager. I am so happy she beat this thing. Dianne has an angel looking out for her~

07-07-2011, 03:09 PM	#5
snoopsister Member Occasional Poster Join Date: May 15, 2011 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 16	Catlover, please join the dianne kay group on facebook. She deserves more fans!

07-08-2011, 02:55 PM	#6
OH Nuts! Member Forum King Join Date: Feb 15, 2005 Posts: 133,383	Glad she is doing well. Loved her on the show.

07-08-2011, 03:13 PM	#7
snoopsister Member Occasional Poster Join Date: May 15, 2011 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 16	Oh Nuts. Please join the dianne kay facebook group!

07-10-2011, 07:59 PM	#8
Big3sCompanyFan Member Senior Member Join Date: Sep 16, 2003 Posts: 2,493	Glad to hear she's doing better. Was she ever on dialysis or did she lose kidney function?

07-10-2011, 08:10 PM	#9
snoopsister Member Occasional Poster Join Date: May 15, 2011 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 16	As far as I know, they removed the cancerous kidney and she said she did not need any follow up treatment. The sad thing also is Dianne and Lani' ogrady were exceptionally close and Lani died the same year that Dianne got cancer and the same year as 9/11. That must have been extra devastating to Dianne. Thank God she is okay

07-10-2011, 08:17 PM	#10
snoopsister Member Occasional Poster Join Date: May 15, 2011 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 16	Here is Dianne's latest interview from last month http://www.more.com/dianne-kay-cancer

07-10-2011, 08:19 PM	#11
snoopsister Member Occasional Poster Join Date: May 15, 2011 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 16	Why are they saying she "just" survived it? This happened in 2001

07-14-2011, 08:23 PM	#13
snoopsister Member Occasional Poster Join Date: May 15, 2011 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 16	Lani O'grady played Mary Bradford,the oldest daughter. She and Dianne were very close