Jacqueline Law on Brink of Death; “I Refused to Eat and Drink for 10 Days!”
Despite the cheerful personality that the public often associated with former TVB actress, Jacqueline Law (羅慧娟), she had suffered extreme depression over the last decade. Jacqueline had lost complete hope in life, even asking God to grant her death to end her suffering in life. Although Jacqueline was currently battling pancreatic cancer, her religious faith gave her courage and hope in dealing with pain and loss.
Since news leaked that 45-year-old Jacqueline Law was suffering from pancreatic cancer, various reports surfaced that her situation has continually worsened. In February, it was reported that Jacqueline had stage 3 pancreatic cancer, halting all chemotherapy treatment while dropping to 80 pounds. However, recent reports conflictingly claimed that she had once again entered the hospital to resume treatment.
Jacqueline did not acknowledge or deny rumors that she had entered the hospital. She did not elaborate upon the current state of her pancreatic cancer. In a recent text message, Jacqueline simply wrote, “Thanks so much for your support. Much appreciated.”
Jacqueline’s Severe Depression and Suffering
In an interview at the end of last year, Jacqueline spoke candidly about her personal suffering over the last decade. During the 1997 financial crisis, Jacqueline’s five properties suffered negative equity. Jacqueline filmed diligently to earn more money while selling two properties. While filming in mainland China, Jacqueline entrusted a friend with a 7-figure sum to repay debts towards the remaining properties. However, her friend pocketed Jacqueline’s money and never repaid her back. Fortunately, Jacqueline continued to work hard and she was able to get through her financial troubles.
In 2005, Jacqueline suffered hearing loss after a diving accident. She had severe depression and wished to end her life. Jacqueline prayed to God, asking Him to give her cancer so that she can end her life. To end her suffering immediately, she also asked to have an auto accident. Her thoughts continued to race chaoticly, as she considered that she might not die, but rather be left with a severe disability and further pain.
Amidst her suffering, Jacqueline finally heard God speak to her directly. He assured her that her pains were not endured alone. God said to Jacqueline, “Things will first harm me, before they harm you.”
Over the years, Jacqueline’s religious faiths strengthened. However, she relapsed into depression once again in 2007. For 10 days, she did not eat any food or drink any water, inflicting extreme emotional and physical pain upon herself. Jacqueline’s belief in God finally allowed her to escape the brink of death and her self-torment.
After overcoming such dark periods of her life, Jacqueline vowed that no matter what future challenges came up, she will face them positively and without fear. She cited that although her father was diagnosed with cancer and originally advised that he had 3 months left to live, he lived for another 7 to 8 years before his death. Jacqueline carried the same faith that circumstances may have a positive turn for her as well.
Source: Ming Pao via ihktv.com
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Jayne: There is mild depression that everyone has experienced. However, Jacqueline’s depression where she had refused to eat and drink for 10 days was an act of extreme self-torment. I was horrified reading about it. She did not mention seeing a psychiatrist in helping her pull through, other than relying on faith in God.
When suffering reaches that point for anyone, you must reach out to someone. You cannot lose hope, cannot give up yourself, otherwise it is truly the end.
I cannot even fathom how hopeless Jacqueline must have felt. She seems to have surrounded herself with a close group of friends and with her husband’s support, I hope Jacqueline never enters such a dark period in her life again. A severe illness, where life is threatened to end at any moment, can easily make the world collapse around you.
What we see as problems in our everyday lives are all relative. Hopefully, we can lessen their severity by actively working towards solutions and not be trapped by problems that can be resolved.
I have a good feeling that this is true since we constantly hear about it. I feel bad for her but think that she needs to rely on more than just religion since I don’t believe that religion can solve a lot of problems.In fact, it can even cause more problems if you allow it to. Having too much faith in any religion is not a good thing in my opinion. You need to be more realistic.
Wish her the best and hopefully she can at least spend her final days being happy and doing things that she enjoys rather than make herself suffer.
Unless you’re talking about blind faith, I don’t think there’s such a thing as having too much faith in God. There are plenty of people who have a strong faith in God but they don’t sit back and let Him deal with their problems. They depend on God for guidance but they’re conscious of the fact that not all problems can be or readily be solved.
I hope she lives the rest of her days with happiness and peace.
God does’nt solve problems or issues.
Nither does it guide but an spritual entity that many belive exist.
Its free to believe or not to believe.
I’m no big fan of Jacq. but do hope
theres a cure. Life is too short to be sad, live life to the fullest, we all die some point, who wants to life forever?
Poor Jacqueline! She did not seem to have a good life. She first fell in love with Stephen Chow in a TVB drama series. When Stephen Chow became popular, Jacqueline got dumped by him. I did not even know that she got cheated by her good friend when she had financial crisis. Then she lost her hearing in a diving accident and almost lost her acting career.
Eventually she got married to a good and rich guy who could take good care of her, physically and financially. We all thought that her luck finally came. It is so sad to learn that she is having a 3rd stage of pancreatic cancer which is a terminal illness. By the time she found out about it, it was already too late. We just hope she can survive for a longer time and suffer less pain.
It’s a good thing that Stephen Chow dumped her. She can do better. Not any man can be with you through thick and thin, good and bad. At least she found someone who loves her no matter what.
reading made me wanna cry!
God is not always fair. Some people are so lucky while others are not. Maybe those unlucky people will get their luck and happiness in Heaven!
God is fair. Some may get worse stuff and yet find peace; some gets the good stuff and still blame everything. Unlucky people don’t go to heaven. Good people do. Bad people do get unlucky though.
Who knows if it is God or whoever?? That’s just how life is, unfair… There are many others that go through even worse.. We all wonder where we will all go when we die…
“. Jacqueline prayed to God, asking Him to give her cancer so that she can end her life. ”
That’s severe, considering she did get cancer. And yet cancer strengthened her faith in God. God as they always say works in a mysterious way.
Who knows if God even exists or not?? It may just be a coincidence that she got cancer. Plus her father had it before so it may be partially genetics as well. I don’t think any God would give you cancer or whatever just because you ask for it…
Totally agree!
If her belief in God brings her peace and happiness, then wish her all the best as she battling through life’s rough patches
Yeah it’s so true! I think God is created by humans to help them cope with phenomenons they can’t explain logically.
So if people needs a God to give them hope or whatever it’s perfectly fine as long as they don’t go fanatic e.g. being exploited by an evil sect etc.
Finally I hope Jacqueline can recover and live happily with her family!
Best wishes to her.
It seems to me that alot of Jacgueline’s problems come from how she handles her mentalities. She seems to think alot of negativities in very extreme manners. This is very unhealthy and very destructive!
I thought that with 10days of no food and no drinks, she should feel mentally better with an expectation of disciplined engagement in a deep meditation just like what an enlightened monk does. Instead of meditating to improve her inner self, she used this as an excuse to torture herself and even end up her life……..What a joke?
She needs more encouragement to build up her mental strength; not sympathy.
No matter how depressive and how terrible one’s life has fated to be, she should face it bravely and diligently. If she could not help to save herself, it’s pretty difficult Jesus can guide and save her.
I wish her all the best and start to practicing more mental calmness (for self realization through meditation) as an effective method to eliminate all negative thoughts that come to haunt her. Even if she just has 1 more month to live, a mentally healthy/happy moderate lifestyle will make lots of difference!
Agree though that Jacqueline was too pessimistic. I know she had a difficult life, but her life might still be better than some other people’s.
She has to be more positive in her thinking and leads a happy life from now on.
Speaking out the obvious: “No matter how depressive she is… she should face it bravely and diligently.” “She’s too pessimistic” “Its unhealthy & destructive” “What a joke?”….
DERRRR She has depression. Its an illness. Depressed people feel pessimistic. If they were optimistic, then they won’t be depressed.
Any normal person would know to be positive and optimistic and face illnesses with bravery. But she’s depressed, she can’t. You make it sound so easy that by click of a finger, she can just change to be positive. She needs support, motivation and hope…. different people have different ways of helping them – some gain support of family and friends, some need money, some just need God.
Its not like she wanted to be like that. Noone does. But everyone has emotions. You make it sound like its her fault for being this way and she has noone to blame but herself.
Yes, you’re right to say that it’s pretty difficult to be a normal person behaving in a normal manner when she’s in (deep) depression but only half right. Why? As I’d mentioned in one way or another, no matter how tough the life she is pursuing currently, she must make her own efforts with all her strengths to overcome those negativities. As the saying goes, “where/how she fell down will be where/how she wakes up!” In the end, it’s the strength of her willpower that determines how much happiness she can earn from living with this kind of health/emotional burden. Otherwise, dying like that is very very wasteful to such a pretty woman like her!
Common you can, Jacqueline!
Look at Patrick Tse….he’s 70 yrs old now….half dead and half senile yet everyday still non-stop fooling around and never stop craving with nymphos just like how Edison Chen’s life would be when he’s at this advanced age…..
If she chooses to end up her remaining life in a less ideal and cheaply appreciated but happier manner, this is how it should be…………..I believe if her husband can’t give her strong enough lusty satisfaction to provoke an everlasting inner happiness, she should go out to look for external excitement to improve her outlook towards life.
If patrick tse can do it, why not she?
Are you for real? What kind of evil are you to make such insensitive comment? You make me sick!
are you saying jacqueline shouldn’t die because she should look forward to having sex with younger boys coz her husband can’t satisfy her??
Sex is not the solution to everything because not everyone desires SEX! And i think sex would be the last thing on her mind as she has cancer!
When did the “10 days without drink and food” happen ? According to the article, it appears that this happened several years ago (2007), probably she has overcome her depression now if not her canncer
Wish her well and hope she gets better.
So sad… I really liked Jacqueline as a kid. I liked “The Final Combat” when she was paired with with Stephen Chow. Too bad he turned out to be such a jerk. I also liked her in “The Challenge of Life” when she was with Leon Lai. Sigh… 45 years old is too young to die but there’s not too much hope with terminal pancreatic cancer. I hope she finds peace and happiness in her final days.