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Jade Goody back in hospital for operation

She wants special party for her boys next Saturday

Jade Goody married Jack Tweed on Sunday 22 February

Jade Goody has been readmitted to the Royal Marsden Hospital for an operation.

'She has a great deal of pain from her tummy and they don't seem to be able to get it under control,' Jade's PR Max Clifford explains.

On Friday the mum-of-two - who had been hallucinating because of her medication - left her home to spend the weekend at St Clare Hospice in Essex.

The terminally ill star wanted to shield her agony from sons, Bobby, 5, and Freddie, who she plans to have christened next Saturday.

Jade's bridesmaid Kate Jackson, a TV producer who met Jade 4 years ago, knows how important her children are to her.

‘I’ve watched her sons grow up,’ she says. ‘They’re Jade’s life. Of all her achievements, she’s most proud of being a mum.’

Jade, 27, has slowly been telling her boys about her terminal cancer.

‘She’s taking it in stages,' Kate says. ‘She’s told them Mum’s very poorly. Bobby is a year older than Freddie, so he understands a bit more, but it’s impossible for any child to fully comprehend.’

Touchingly, Kate holds an important key to keeping the memory of Jade alive for her sons in the years to come.

‘There’s a whole box of memories in the footage and photos for the TV show,’ she reveals.

‘She’ll be remembered as a national treasure. Her shows are always completely honest, without embarrassment. I say to anyone who criticises her for going so public, don’t switch on your TV. She’s doing what she’s always done.’

Meanwhile, Kate holds on to the hope that there’s still a way the girl she once saw as ‘invincible’ could yet be saved.

‘I always thought that if anyone could create a miracle, then that person would be Jade,’ she says. ‘We’ll try everything in the book.’

SEE PICTURES Jade Goody – an extraordinary life>>

SEE PICTURES Jade Goody and Jack Tweed’s love story in photos>>

Read about Kate Jackson's friendship with Jade Goody in Now magazine dated 2 March 2009 - out now!

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