Jill Clayburgh "Unmarried Woman" dies at age 66

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/oscar_nominated_actress_jill_clayburgh_Dek0Dco06Tm38KAgXQoZxK

I remember I was in college and my parents had divorced which was very upsetting.  I had my wisdom teeth removed and my Dad took care of me.  He asked me what movie I wanted to rent from the video store and I said "Unmarried Woman".

Clayburgh died too young and unlike so many she appeared real and genuine.    She died after years of fighting   chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

I am so proud I have donated my white blood cells to help people including a little girl (non-Hodgkin's), gallons of platlets to help fight cancer and I would continue to do so if I had not experienced so much trauma -- including involving my now thankfully ex-home of 20 years, exhausting harassment ho hum --- that it took a toll on my body.   I was told by my MD and acupuncturist not to give anything but most especially my blood and put my health first.

I would like to take the spiritual high road but not there -- I have thought to myself what if the people being abusive to me needed my white blood cells....I definitely would not donate them.

I do believe what goes around comes around.

Anyway, I loved Unmarried Women because the film was about survival.   Divorce is like a death for the family, not recommended.  If I get married I prefer to do so just once.  So far I have avoided marriage.

Jill Clayburgh was excellent in that film and so real in her looks and demeanor, not "Holly-woo-wood".