Colon Cancer Wins Against Kirstie Alley; Remains To Be Cremated
The news of Kirstie Alley’s death surprised many because not many knew she was battling colon cancer. Unfortunately, Kirstie lost her short battle and succumbed to the disease last Monday. Kirstie was 71 years old.
The actress passed away at her Clearwater, Florida home. The Moffitt Cancer Center had treated the devout Scientologist. Her children, when they released their official statement about their mother’s passing, thanked the staff and medical team of the center for caring for Kirstie.
The funeral for the late Kirstie, who gained popularity for her role as Veronica ‘Ronnie’ Chase in Veronica’s Closet, has not been confirmed yet. Still, the church she belongs to, the Church of Scientology, is believed to be planning and preparing a memorial service for Kirstie at the Flag Building or the Super Power Building in the Clearwater, Florida, main headquarters.
Colon cancer has earned a reputation of being a silent killer, with the patient often not experiencing symptoms until it has passed the possibility of cure. Only about a third of colon cancer patients are diagnosed at Stage 1, the cancer phase where up to 90% is still curable.
What stage Kirstie’s colon cancer was in remains a mystery. And in reality, it doesn’t matter.
Kirstie had a colorful and meaningful life on and off camera. She was committed and devout to the Church of Scientology and had attended this congregation for decades. Her beliefs led to public tiffs and misunderstandings with other actors and actresses.
John Travolta, a close friend and fellow Scientologist, was one of the many who paid tribute to the actress following the confirmation of Kirstie’s death. Kirstie holds a “Thetan 8” status in their church, the highest honor any member can ever be bestowed with. She gained this status in 1998 and was invited to the organization’s ship, the Freewinds, to cement her new position.
Kirstie’s active involvement in the Church of Scientology is significantly due to how the church helped her recover from her cocaine addiction in the 1970s. Kirstie always gave her church full credit for helping her kick the habit, even before she was an international celebrity.
As far as cancer is concerned, the Church of Scientology resists the scientific facts— even the proven ones—about the disease and believes that the condition is the effect of the body’s “sexual upset.”
According to Ron L. Hubbard, the church’s founder, “It always requires a second-dynamic or sexual upset, such as the loss of children or some other mechanism to bring about a condition known as cancer.”
Until now, tributes for the actress are pouring in, with Ted Danson sharing that he was on a flight the previous day and decided to watch one episode of Cheers that Kirstie starred in. And this was after knowing that the actress had already passed away.
Ted didn’t find out about her passing until after getting off the plane. This prompted him to look back and feel both grateful and sad about the actress’s demise, recalling how Kirstie always made him laugh—just like she did while watching her in Cheers.
