S10.E01: Under Construction

[SuzWhat]

Sorry I can't quote for some reason but I think Shannon's tag line is "When life gives you lemons, put 9 in a bowl" harkening back to last season where she explained she had 9 lemons in a bowl in her kitchen at all times due to a feng shui expert's advice.   David wanted to use one for cooking and she went ape about it.   

[njbchlover]

By the time they finish that second mausoleum their kids will be in college, jk. I have seen first-hand what can happen to children who grow up wealthy with parents who have no sense of restraint and...it's not nice. I hope that they come to their senses. Just because you have the money, doesn't mean you have to spend it. Seems gauche.

 

As Dorinda said on RHNY, and was also said upthread...."Money talks, wealth whispers".  I think that Heather and Terry are very much into talking, and talking VERY loudly.

 

I get large homes - I love large homes.  I can even understand ostentation, and accept that...but, personally, I think that this monument to success (or what they perceive to be success) they are building is even beyond ostentatious.  

14 bathrooms.  hmmm.  ok, let's break it down.  5 bedrooms -  6 (2 in master).  maids room - 1 with shower/tub .  guest bath - 3 - no shower.   pool area - 1 with shower.    guest room - 1 with shower/tub.  underground garage area - 1 no shower.   gym - 1 with shower.     There ya go - 14.     

 

You mean she didn't include a bathroom behind a hidden door in the porte cochere????  (ya know - those limo drivers have to pee somewhere!!)   ;-)

[ghoulina]

My guess has always been it would give Shannon something to do. Shannon strikes me as a bit of a follower without a strong sense of self. I'm not New Age-y myself, but what bugs me about her isn't her beliefs so much as she always seems to be blindly following some new wellness or spirituality trend with the bug eyed desperation for someone to tell her how to think.

 

This is exactly how I see her. I don't see her having a deep, passionate belief in the powers of crystals. It's more like - "Let me throw all this stuff out there and see what sticks". 

[ghoulina]

That he's been on a largely liquid-based diet,

 

Does that include the hunk of white bread Vicki was trying to stop him from eating?

[njbchlover]

OK, spent a bit of time Google-searching information about Brooks' cancer, the Stage 3 Non-Hodgkins lymphoma first diagnosed in the Fall of 2013, Almost all of it comes from your usual reality show gossip sites, but they all pretty much describe the same situation. That he claims that his chemotherapy treatments have not succeeded in bringing about any improvement or remission. That he's been on a largely liquid-based diet, which must do wonders fortifying his immune system. That he's now consulting with Shannon Beador to develop a workable holistic treatment plan to take the place of more aggressive standard cancer-fighting therapies.

 

Three of the RHOC cast members are leading the campaign to prove that he does not have cancer (Megan, Brianna, and Tamra), Megan recently gave an interview with Perez Hilton claiming to know for a fact that Brooks is faking it.

 

Vickie's response to this interview and the season preview snippets? They are "nothing short of disgusting."

 

Brooks' response? He simply calls them "unsubstantiated claims." That gets my attention. One might expect a man seriously ill for almost three years with Stage 3 cancer to angrily denounce such allegrations as complete and disgusting bulllshit (or something to that effect). "Unsubstantiated claims" sound far more like the words of a scammer who is confident he's properly covered any traces of really incriminating evidence of fakery.

 

Close to three years with a Stage 3 cancer without improvement or remission is strongly associated with metastasis to crtical organs like the kidneys, liver, lungs, and brain. If he is actually telling the truth about his medical condition, then Shannon's holistic remedies are the last thing he needs. He should instead be getting his final affairs in order.

 

So, he was diagnosed and being treated during last season?  When he and Vicki were on again and off again??  

 

I don't know - I just have a very strange feeling about all of this.  Maybe that is what Brianna meant when she said he doesn't "look" sick.  Also, if he has been having chemo treatments, there is no way that he wouldn't look ill.  I know several people who have been through chemo and radiation treatments (women and men, including my father), and that shit takes a toll on you!!  It may be different for a lucky few, but those that I know actually looked more sick while going through radiation/chemo than before or after the treatments.

 

Brooks looks like he may have dropped a few pounds, but, it isn't the same as when cancer patients lose weight.  I'm sorry, there is a unhealthy look to people who are going through treatments.  

[FozzyBear]

Does that include the hunk of white bread Vicki was trying to stop him from eating?

I'll admit that diet trends are not the most interesting topics on earth to me so I don't always keep up on the latest, but cancer feeds on white bread? Is that a thing? By "a thing" I mean an American Medical Association thing, not a random internet blog thing.

[zoeysmom]

Ok let's play Where Are the Bathrooms! I'm guessing 7 are en suite (5 bedrooms for the family, a bedroom for overnight help, and a dedicated guest room). Terry and Heather probably each have a home office (eye roll) so let's say each office has its own bathroom, that's 9. We'll put two company bathrooms downstairs and one upstairs, that's 11. Another bathroom outside for the pool, that's 12. Maybe the laundry room has an attached toilet and sink, making it 13. Damn it, I'm still missing one! Wait I miss counted. I am at 14! Yea for me!

The most important factor was overlooked 14 bathrooms is one more than the Beadors have in their house.   Way to take the Beadors down Terry, I toilet at a time.

[Should Be Working]

That diagnosis is coming up on two years instead of three, but we know that it can be years for cancer to spread before detection, which explains the staging.

Wonder if Vickie is paying Brooks' no doubt substantial medical bills (he's too young for Medicare and not the type to have a generous employer-funded plan).

"Just give me the cash, hon, and I'll drop it off at my next chemo session."

[ghoulina]

I'll admit that diet trends are not the most interesting topics on earth to me so I don't always keep up on the latest, but cancer feeds on white bread? Is that a thing? By "a thing" I mean an American Medical Association thing, not a random internet blog thing.

 

Yea, I have no idea either. But Vicki was trying to stop him from eating the bread, I think cheese?, and putting Ranch on his salad. Maybe Shannon and her anti-yeast self gave them these tips?

 

Wonder if Vickie is paying Brooks' no doubt substantial medical bills (he's too young for Medicare and not the type to have a generous employer-funded plan).

"Just give me the cash, hon, and I'll drop it off at my next chemo session."

 

Right???? And this line of thinking is why I really want to know the timing of his diagnosis and moving in with Vick.

[nexxie]

Storyline or not.  I kept thinking about Shannon & David's kids.  Airing their counseling and discussion of their fathers affair(s) on TV?  Disturbing.

I kept thinking about their kids too - as if it's not hard enough to get past the mean kids in middle and high school!

[JennyMominFL]

Yeah, that worked for Steve Jobs...

If this is real, then he may be desperate. You reach a point where you feel like you have nothing to lose. If conventional medicine hasn't worked, why not try something else? Now I am a huge advocate of  traditional medicine. I am alive because of it, but I know how easy it is to get sucked in with the promise of something that works. In the 90's, I had so many people offer me  many unconventional things to cure AIDS. They turned out  not to work of course, but I was desperate. What could I do? It couldn't hurt right? Then when the real life saving meds came out I waited more than a year, because I was so used to getting my hopes up and having them dashed.

 I've sort of lost my point, but I think it's something to do with, if nothing conventional has worked, I can understand him trying something else. He needs to have hope.

 That is , if this is actually real.

Edited June 9, 2015 by JennyMominFL

[nexxie]

The most important factor was overlooked 14 bathrooms is one more than the Beadors have in their house.   Way to take the Beadors down Terry, I toilet at a time.

Ha! Heather and Terry are so full of shit 14 won't be enough.

[watcherwoman]

Grampon and EvictedCuff Lady

 

When Lynn rolled in with that carriage, anyone else think Rosemary's Baby? No...no...no...Do NOT lift the blanket I don't want to see.

 

I want to know where is she living? How is she paying rent?

 

Note to Grampon - do not be surprised if one day you go to your gym and find Lynn asleep under the pilates rack

I admit it, I did think about Rosemary's Baby when Lynn walked in with that baby carriage.  I'm glad I'm not the only one!   Lynn probably manages her daughter's porn careers for a small chunk of change.  She was always thrilled when her girls wore a super slutty dress, as long as she could borrow it. 

[JennyMominFL]

I guess I should clarify that Steve Jobs didn't even try conventional therapies before trying alternative stuff.

Really? Did he ever go conventional? I didn't know that. At least from the sound of it Brooks has gone the conventional route

[sasha206]

 

 

Brooks looks like he may have dropped a few pounds, but, it isn't the same as when cancer patients lose weight.  I'm sorry, there is a unhealthy look to people who are going through treatments.  

 

My husband is considered Stage IV with colon cancer b/c it masticized to his liver (prognosis is good though -- Stage IV is actually curable in colon cancer) and you'd never know despite having a chemo port for the first part of his treatment (now he's on chemo pills post surgery).  The only time he actually looked sick was before his chemo because he had to fast for medical procedures.  That's the only time he dropped weight.  He never lost hair, doesn't look even remotely sick despite having advanced cancer.  So it's not an absolute.    His only real side effect is neuoropathy.  

 

So bottom line is not all cancer is the same in terms of how someone looks while going through it.  Chemo cocktails have different side effects.

 

That said, it would not at all surprise me if Brooks made it up. 

[SuzWhat]

I too am remembering the Dubrows as calling their "port cochere" something different last season.  Sadly, I even tried to find it but came up empty. I want to remember it as "portico".  If this is correct, how dreadful!  Someone should give them a thesaurus.  

[Should Be Working]

Jobs agreed to have his pancreas checked after his urologist saw suspicious shading on his scan. But then he waited almost nine months before he allowed the surgeons to do a whiffle procedure to remove the malignancy. In the interim, he was trying diet-based cures and driving his doctors, family, and closest friend crazy. That delayed surgery confirmed spread to the liver.

[sasha206]

I'll admit that diet trends are not the most interesting topics on earth to me so I don't always keep up on the latest, but cancer feeds on white bread? Is that a thing? By "a thing" I mean an American Medical Association thing, not a random internet blog thing.

 

I don't know if it is a "thing" or not but when my husband was first diagnosed, we were given this cancer cookbook thing.  And of course, we paid no attention to it!  I think it had recipes to ward off nausea.

 

Oddly enough, my thin husband actually gained weight during his treatments.  His Dr. told him that he wanted him to gain weight.  So hubby started having lots of ice cream, cheesecake, etc.  Now he wants to lose weight!  So a few months he asked about going paleo diet and the oncologist told him not to.  I am not sure why, but he was concerned about that kind of diet.  I have done some research and paleo is said to decrease the colon cancer risk, so who knows!

[Kiss my mutt]

I see Shannon and David as fairly sensible so I'm surprised with how protective they are of their girls they would air the affair and marital troubles on tv.

[sasha206]

I didn't watch but it sounds like it's wash, rinse, repeat with the storylines again. I think I'll skip the show, maybe just catch up here.

 

I had to look up Meghan after everyone was talking about how pretty she is. Her husband looks like a douche and he's not attractive at all. Anyway, I finally figured out who Meghan reminded me of. She looks like a blonde Joann from Gypsy Sisters.

 

She's pretty but not that pretty to me.  She has horrible lips.  I don't think she'll age well.

 

I love how she commented on how she went against her "rules."  I'd be willing to bet she hung out at all the bars the players hang out with waiting to snag a player despite her $300k salary (bitch please).

Did the affair that David had happen during last season?  It seems awfully fresh and raw.  And she looks to have gained a bit of weight to me.

[Persnickety1]

14 bathrooms.  hmmm.  ok, let's break it down.  5 bedrooms -  6 (2 in master).  maids room - 1 with shower/tub .  guest bath - 3 - no shower.   pool area - 1 with shower.    guest room - 1 with shower/tub.  underground garage area - 1 no shower.   gym - 1 with shower.     There ya go - 14.     

 

I'm going to assume their wealthiest, most pretentious friend(s) have a mausoleum that has THIRTEEN bathrooms.

 

Thus the need for the HighBrows to one-up them by having FOURTEEN crappers.

 

I found myself strangely curious about whether Heather had a bidet installed in every one of those FOURTEEN crappers as well.

 

I then found myself feeling sorry for any ER patients with whom Brianna had contact and triaged those patients on whether or not they "looked sick."

 

That was probably one of the most asinine statements I've heard a registered nurse make...And I'm in the medical field and I've heard a lot of stupidity spewed over the years.  

[watcherwoman]

If Brooks was my man and my friend accused him of lying about having cancer, that would be it for me.  There is no way I could forgive that.  And telling everyone on national television that he is a liar??  I haven't noticed if Vicki and Tamra are still friends, but if they are, what happens during this season?  Is Vicki THAT needy?

[JennyMominFL]

My MIL died of Non Hodgekins lymphoma. She also gained a lot of weight from chemo

[ghoulina]

Did the affair that David had happen during last season?  It seems awfully fresh and raw.  And she looks to have gained a bit of weight to me.

 

I wondered if his affair was part of the email/trouble between them last season, but they didn't want to air that specific aspect. Although, don't ask me why they'd now decide to go ahead with it. 

 

And yea, I thought Shannon looked a bit puffier. I'd wondered if she'd stepped up the alcohol to cope.

[sasha206]

My MIL died of Non Hodgekins lymphoma. She also gained a lot of weight from chemo

 

Sorry about your MIL!

 

Yep, gaining weight from chemo does happen as my hubby can attest to!  He's currently doing the pill and then a drip once a month.  He rarely feels nauscious (sp?) and when he does, he takes a pill to counteract that. So he has an appetitite.

 

The one thing that bothers me about Vicki is her saying she's going to keep Brooks busy and they're going to travels, etc.  If he does have cancer, he will tire more easily.  That's the side effect my husband does have.  He gets fatigued quicker so I can't imagine trying to keep him jet set and busy so he doesn't think about cancer.  That's a futile thing anyway.  My husband faced it dead on by making sure that he was prepared in case of death.  And preparing for the worst was actually a healthy thing for him.  It didn't affect his positive outlook.  

[bichonblitz]

Actually, if you go back in history, the very rich-- whose homes would  make  the Dubrow estate look quaint,  lived  inches  of one another in the big cities that often had ballrooms.

 

Except we're not going back in history. And the Dubrow's don't live in the big city. It's rediculous to build a huge home like that and look out your window only to stare at the side of your neighbors house right into their windows. You would think they could afford some property along with that McManse. JMO of course. 

[EtheltoTillie]

I really think Meghan was being sarcastic when she was talking about how great Jim was to her--> she was totally deadpanning. She is well aware he is a dick, but she likes it, or so it seems. That is sort of their thing, she gets his attention by frustrating him. But how sweet of her to be so close to her stepdaughter, I could tell they were really attached to one another, I thought that was very healthy and fun and Jim's dickness seems to be something that is just a running constant thing, just like how normal people, oh, talk to one another. Meghan says something childish, Jim makes biting remark, Meghan gasps, stepdaughter giggles. In all fairness, it was really annoying how she would ask Jim questions and then cut him off once he started talking. Focus girl! Otherwise, they will be together until someone rats out Jim for his cheating (I'm sure he fucks everyone anytime, anywhere). His wife is really just there for someone to hang out with his daughter.

Vicky and (holy crap, I forgot his name already). Faking cancer is weak. Me thinks that if it IS a story, which it sort of seems like it is (Vicky's question "Will your hair fall out?" seemed sort of staged, as did what's his names answer, "Chemo affects everyone differently.") BTW, people can live normal healthy lives with AIDS now thanks to medicine, where people with cancer do not always fare that well. I will say that Brooks (just thought of it) does not seem to have cancer-- or that is, does not seem to have gone through any chemo, because that takes people down. Vicky may be lying about his cancer as a way to get people to feel sorry for him and not hate on him, to make life easier for herself, and also maybe as an explanation for him living with her, because then she can tell her family she is "taking care of him." I think the cancer thing is maybe fake so people will lay off Vicki about Brooks. We will find out as the season progresses if we ever see a doctor or anything other than Vicky asking him questions, "Is your son worried about you? What did he say?" blah blah

Tamra and Eddie don't really interest me. Very surprised to see Lynn (I was also surprised to see her daughter Alexa in a very graphic porn and all over the internet with her lady parts stretched out up close. Yuckkk. Same with Heather and her boring vapid family, there is not a house big enough to make this family interesting to me.

Shannon, poor thing! I'm not surprised the husband was cheating on her (that was pretty obvious from last season) but I am surprised they made it part of the show. What's up with the husband shaming? Obviously Heather has watched to much True Tori. Terrible idea to broadcast your husband's cheating and marital problems to the world.

In terms of Heather and Terri's wealth, methinks they are extremely financially savvy, plus grew up in families that valued investing and wealth, and as such had a lot of it. They seem to be really really good with money. Heather could be my financial adviser. Aside from their house, you don't really see a lot of crazy wealth from them. They don't seem to vacation or own homes anywhere or live luxuriously (like Sonja Morgan DID and even LuAnn now).

I was also wondering if Meghan was being sarcastic. I was wavering between that and thinking she was a fool.

As for the Doughbrows' wealth, I agree they have been savvy. They sold the last house for something like $16 million.

Edited June 9, 2015 by GussieK

[bichonblitz]

Tamballs Gramballs better not get too used to "her baby". We all know her son and the cowgirl will most likely split up and she probably will have very limited access to the baby, Cowgirl has 3 kids already and pregnant with his, right.? And they showed a preview of Tam telling Eddie she wants to help support them and Eddie tells her no way. Which tells me her son is still a lazy loser. Can't wait for that scene!!

[Booger666]

Regarding Briana saying Brooks didn't look sick, I'm witholding comment until we hear from Briana. Vicki has been known to alter things to suit her needs or take it completely out of context. Or it could be shades of the truth, like Briana saying "are you sure he's on that protocol? he doesn't look that sick".

[ghoulina]

And they showed a preview of Tam telling Eddie she wants to help support them and Eddie tells her no way. Which tells me her son is still a lazy loser. Can't wait for that scene!!

 

I can't wait for that shit either! Gramballs is ridiculous to think it's okay to financially support her grown son and his new family. Fuck that. It's not like a situation where they fell on hard times (he was in a bad accident, house burned down, etc.). No, he's just a shiftless feck that can't be bothered to hold down a job for more than 3 months, but decided it was okay to procreate anyhow. Take em down, Eddie!!!

[KungFuBunny]

I admit it, I did think about Rosemary's Baby when Lynn walked in with that baby carriage.  I'm glad I'm not the only one!   Lynn probably manages her daughter's porn careers for a small chunk of change.  She was always thrilled when her girls wore a super slutty dress, as long as she could borrow it. 

It was tres scary!!!

 

All those blankets, I never saw a hand or heard a noise....was there even a baby in there?

 

On a side note...every time I see Ryan I think of the Amish or he is part of a cult now

[Housewives Addict]

I've never hated Heather more than after I looked at her website, and I wish I didn't.  Does she really think she's fooling everyone with her perfect life?  UGH!  If over-the-top material things make you happy then you are missing the point of living.  heatherdubrow.com

[njbchlover]

My husband is considered Stage IV with colon cancer b/c it masticized to his liver (prognosis is good though -- Stage IV is actually curable in colon cancer) and you'd never know despite having a chemo port for the first part of his treatment (now he's on chemo pills post surgery).  The only time he actually looked sick was before his chemo because he had to fast for medical procedures.  That's the only time he dropped weight.  He never lost hair, doesn't look even remotely sick despite having advanced cancer.  So it's not an absolute.    His only real side effect is neuoropathy.  

 

So bottom line is not all cancer is the same in terms of how someone looks while going through it.  Chemo cocktails have different side effects.

 

That said, it would not at all surprise me if Brooks made it up. 

 

I'm glad the prognosis is good for your husband!!  :-)   

 

My Dad passed away from colon cancer, and as I mentioned, some lucky people do not have the sickly look or side effects of chemo/radiation.  The first time around, my father was on was great.  He looked wonderful, and was only ill the day after his treatments.

 

He was given a clean bill of heath.  Two years later, the cancer reappeared, and with that, a stronger course of meds, and they took a toll on him.  

 

I have several friends who have had breast cancer, and are now all clean (5 years or more....), thank God!  But, each one of them (some had radiation, some had chemo) did not have the good experience your husband is having.

 

I'm not saying all patients go through this, but those that I have seen have.

 

Who knows - Brooks could be one of the lucky ones - for his sake, I hope so.  If he is making this story up, he should basically just disappear from the earth, imo....that is NOT something that anyone should forgive or excuse.

[KungFuBunny]

I'm going to assume their wealthiest, most pretentious friend(s) have a mausoleum that has THIRTEEN bathrooms.

 

Thus the need for the HighBrows to one-up them by having FOURTEEN crappers.

 

I found myself strangely curious about whether Heather had a bidet installed in every one of those FOURTEEN crappers as well.

 

I then found myself feeling sorry for any ER patients with whom Brianna had contact and triaged those patients on whether or not they "looked sick."

 

That was probably one of the most asinine statements I've heard a registered nurse make...And I'm in the medical field and I've heard a lot of stupidity spewed over the years.  

 

California is going through a sever drought...so Heather will have 14 crappers/bidets/bathtubs/showers....and no water.

Barf city.

[watcherwoman]

Except we're not going back in history. And the Dubrow's don't live in the big city. It's rediculous to build a huge home like that and look out your window only to stare at the side of your neighbors house right into their windows. You would think they could afford some property along with that McManse. JMO of course. 

I have to agree, especially if you are spending 4 million for a plot of ground!  It must be the Midwest girl in me.  Surround me with nature and that's heaven. 

[Giselle]

By the time they finish that second mausoleum their kids will be in college, jk. I have seen first-hand what can happen to children who grow up wealthy with parents who have no sense of restraint and...it's not nice. I hope that they come to their senses. Just because you have the money, doesn't mean you have to spend it. Seems gauche.

 

Look on the bright side, if the kids blow their inheritance at least it will go back into the economy.

 

I just wonder how long after they move into that mausoleum of pomposity will they be selling it at a loss to some middle eastern prince. It could also be converted into an ultra exclusive rehab. The Hiltons could buy a rehab  timeshare!

[zoeysmom]

I see Shannon and David as fairly sensible so I'm surprised with how protective they are of their girls they would air the affair and marital troubles on tv.

I think they did it so Tamra and Heather would not out the affair.  Those two seemed to delight in the Beadors maritial troubles.  I am thinking David's girlfriend must have been married and maybe the kids found out in spite of the parents trying to keep it adults only.   IF David and the other woman both were married they would need a hotel room - if she was single presumably they could be banging at her house. 

[KungFuBunny]

Regarding Briana saying Brooks didn't look sick, I'm witholding comment until we hear from Briana. Vicki has been known to alter things to suit her needs or take it completely out of context. Or it could be shades of the truth, like Briana saying "are you sure he's on that protocol? he doesn't look that sick".

 

I'm with you on this. I want to hear the words come out of Brianna's mouth.

 

I don't trust Brooks but Vicki is a grown woman and she has made her choice. She's been with him at least 2 years now right and with enough people from this cast telling her to watch out.

 

Vicki thinks she has safe guarded her assets by making Brooks sign some sort of legal document...she said something like it's like having a pre-nup without the pre-nup.

 

I would not put it past Brooks to be taping their bedroom and using the tapes to blackmail Vicki..heck I wouldn't be surprised if that's why she is still with him cause he's been blackmailing her all this time

[Duke2801]

I wondered if his affair was part of the email/trouble between them last season, but they didn't want to air that specific aspect. Although, don't ask me why they'd now decide to go ahead with it. 

 

And yea, I thought Shannon looked a bit puffier. I'd wondered if she'd stepped up the alcohol to cope.

 

I was wondering that too!  He did move out during filming last year, so I was assuming that was what Shannon was referring to when she said he'd moved out for a couple of weeks.

 

Heather (paraphrasing), “We’re such good friends with the Edmonds.  I know it’s weird that I’m friends with his ex-wife and his current wife, but I am.”  Meghan Edmonds:  “We haven’t seen you since your ground-breaking.”  Heather, “Oh, has it been that long?”  Later we learn the mausoleum has been under construction for a year.

 

 

I think she was talking about Terry in that scene, though, not Heather?  I could be wrong though. 

[KungFuBunny]

Look on the bright side, if the kids blow their inheritance at least it will go back into the economy.

 

I just wonder how long after they move into that mausoleum of pomposity will they be selling it at a loss to some middle eastern prince. It could also be converted into an ultra exclusive rehab. The Hiltons could buy a rehab  timeshare!

Um...I think even Mohammed Haddid is gagging at the Crapoleum

[Beden]

 

I then found myself feeling sorry for any ER patients with whom Brianna had contact and triaged those patients on whether or not they "looked sick."

The comment--even if true since, hard as it is to believe, Ms Vicki has a habit of spinning things her way--could just be a daughter who's convinced her incredibly needy mother is being fleeced by a con man and shyster of the first order.

'Can't imagine what could make her think something like that.....

 

Also, can't help wondering how much money against the sale of the 1st pretentious eye-sore the Dubrows had to eat to to compensate for that huge, tacky intertwined marble set of initials in the floor.

Edited June 9, 2015 by Beden

[IKnowRight]

I agree Goulina, I think the affair may have been sensed or known last season. Perhaps David was put on notice and someone told Shannon they believed he was having an affair and whomever it was knew Terry, Heather or Meghan the new girl. Remember David was flirting with Meghan on tape last year and Terry was over the top angry about his comments towards Heather? Why was he so unglued? It was told to him later on yet he wasn't mad at Eddie, something

wasn't right.

Did they think it was going to come out so they revealed the details themselves to fix it?

[The Mighty Peanut]

I wish the Dubrows would get fleeced into an Emperor's New Clothes sort of bathroom situation where for only a bajillion dollars you too could have your own 15th invisible bathroom in your backyard. Just go pee on the clear toilet made of reflective diamond mist that prevents the neighbors from seeing.

Edited June 9, 2015 by The Mighty Peanut

[Giselle]

I too am remembering the Dubrows as calling their "port cochere" something different last season.  Sadly, I even tried to find it but came up empty. I want to remember it as "portico".  If this is correct, how dreadful!  Someone should give them a thesaurus.  

 

She did but also was, and still is, pronouncing "porte cochere" wrong at every turn last season through several episodes and we mocked her for it, so I guess she is trying to overwrite our memories in hope that we won't remember how she showed her verbal skills ass last season by insisting on her version of pronunciation.

 

Hey Heather it's "port" like the wine!

Edited June 10, 2015 by Giselle

[motorcitymom65]

I agree Goulina, I think the affair may have been sensed or known last season. Perhaps David was put on notice and someone told Shannon they believed he was having an affair and whomever it was knew Terry, Heather or Meghan the new girl. Remember David was flirting with Meghan on tape last year and Terry was over the top angry about his comments towards Heather? Why was he so unglued? It was told to him later on yet he wasn't mad at Eddie, something

wasn't right.

Did they think it was going to come out so they revealed the details themselves to fix it?

I suspect she knew something, or it had happened before, but the specific incident (finding the hotel receipts and confronting him about the affair) didn't happen until filming ended. She said she found them on April 1st, and they had stopped filming around the middle of March. 

[sasha206]

I'm glad the prognosis is good for your husband!!  :-)   

 

My Dad passed away from colon cancer, and as I mentioned, some lucky people do not have the sickly look or side effects of chemo/radiation.  The first time around, my father was on was great.  He looked wonderful, and was only ill the day after his treatments.

 

He was given a clean bill of heath.  Two years later, the cancer reappeared, and with that, a stronger course of meds, and they took a toll on him.  

 

I have several friends who have had breast cancer, and are now all clean (5 years or more....), thank God!  But, each one of them (some had radiation, some had chemo) did not have the good experience your husband is having.

 

I'm not saying all patients go through this, but those that I have seen have.

 

Who knows - Brooks could be one of the lucky ones - for his sake, I hope so.  If he is making this story up, he should basically just disappear from the earth, imo....that is NOT something that anyone should forgive or excuse.

 

So sorry about your dad!

 

We're kind of used to our "new normal."  He had a clean scan, went off chemo for three months and then the next scan showed a very small spot on the nodule -- he had already had two nodules removed from the liver before they removed the colon cancer.  They don't think it's a big deal so he's doing the lesser version of chemo.  He's got a great attitude about it.

 

Anywho, I sincerely hope that Brooks isn't lying about his cancer.  But people have made up cancer before in order to get attention...

[Giselle]

I wish the Dubrows would get fleeced into an Emperor's New Clothes sort of bathroom situation where for only a bajillion dollars you too could have your own invisible bathroom in your backyard. Just go pee on the clear toilet made of reflective diamond mist that prevents the neighbors from seeing.

 

Would it flush only using "the Shahs" Asa's diamond water?

[The Mighty Peanut]

Would it flush only using "the Shahs" Asa's diamond water?

LOL, yes. And Asa would have to periodically bless it.

[njbchlover]

Look on the bright side, if the kids blow their inheritance at least it will go back into the economy.

 

I just wonder how long after they move into that mausoleum of pomposity will they be selling it at a loss to some middle eastern prince. It could also be converted into an ultra exclusive rehab. The Hiltons could buy a rehab  timeshare!

 

It would have to be one of permanent residency....with just various members of the family using it over and over again!    

She was pronouncing "port cochere" wrong at every turn last season through several episodes and we mocked her for it, so I guess she is trying to overwrite our memories in hope that we won't remember how she showed her verbal skills ass last season.

Didn't Heather also refer to it as a "motor court"?  That is, until someone off-camera whispered in her ear that "motor court" sounded like a motel or trailer park??  ;-)

[Ubiquitous]

I couldn't see Vicki accepting Brooks saying 'I have cancer' without some evidence. She seems like the type who'd accompany him to medical appointments and ask 20,000 questions. IDK, I think it is heinous to lie about such an awful illness, but I hesitate to call Brooks a liar. Just seems like it would be such a low thing to do.

But Brooks IS a liar. That and seeing my Mom in stage three and four (terminal) cancer makes me suspicious.