Dies age 63
Godley dies in the Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice in Glasgow. In a video posted on social media, Godley’s daughter Ashley says:
I wanted to tell you face to face because it felt very much what she would have wanted. She went peacefully and I want to say a big thank you to all the staff at the Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice….I believe in my heart of hearts that she felt every bit of love you sent to her. I think it kept her going, genuinely we got her longer because of all the support and the love in the world.
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Reveals ovarian cancer diagnosis from hospital
In a Twitter post, Godley says that she is being treated for ovarian cancer after being diagnosed the previous day
I’m really sorry I can’t make the Musselburgh and Edinburgh shows this weekend, it’s the very last dates of the tour and the tour has been so brilliant and so well attended and successful. Unfortunately while I was doing the tour I, unbeknownst to me, had ovarian cancer. I want to thank everyone for all their support and all their help and for coming out and sharing so much laughter with me. Onto the next step of the journey, and what is that journey? I don’t know if I’m going to be one of these people who battle bravely and fight every step, I don’t know, that doesn’t feel how I’ve been the last day where I’ve done nothing but cry and cry and cry. But I’m going to use science, and technology and I’m going to try and cope with this next step of my journey.
Please have a listen #MentalHealthMatters and look after each other pic.twitter.com/D4Khg0K6Bs
— Janey Godley (@JaneyGodley) November 19, 2021
Dropped from COVID ad campaign
Godley is dropped from The Scottish Government’s ‘Let’s Stop The Spike’ ad campaign.
A series of unacceptable tweets by Janey Godley have been brought to our attention and, while she has rightly apologised, trust in our public health messages at this time is paramount. We have therefore taken the decision to withdraw any further campaign material in which Ms Godley features. The material will be discontinued immediately on our own channels and withdrawn as soon as possible from external media.
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