The Young and the Restless Spoilers: Is Sharon Newman The Right Person For The Breast Cancer Storyline?

The Young and the Restless spoilers reveal that a major character is set to embark on a significant storyline, one that will no doubt have serious repercussions and consequences for all those involved. It’s also a storyline that will resonate and reverberate for many viewers who have gone through this life-altering event or know someone who has. Did the show choose the right character to tell this weighty and sobering plot?

The Young and the Restless spoilers: Sharon’s health is on a precipice

Fans have watched sweet Sharon grow up on Y&R, marrying the love of her life, Nick Newman (Joshua Morrow) and becoming a mother. Sharon Case has portrayed the beautiful, conflicted Genoa City heroine for over 20 years and her trials and tribulations have captivated millions of viewers. Now, the character is in a fight for her life, and we can’t think of anyone better to portray the complicated emotional drama that lays ahead.

This week Sharon learns that she has breast cancer. She will hear the words that every woman fears and realize that her life is on a trajectory that may be forever altered by an insidious disease. It will take a strong actor to embody the plethora of emotions and feelings that Sharon will go through and there is no doubt that Case will reach new heights in her career conveying her alter ego’s heart-wrenching story.

The Young and the Restless spoilers: breast cancer public service announcement

Daytime drama fans are very familiar with public service announcements (PSA’s). The soaps do a good job of spotlighting crucial, relevant, real-life events, turning them into reel-life drama that entertains and educates. Soaps are a means of escape from reality, a fun way to pass the time and invest in good storytelling. But they are also a great vehicle to convey important information that we might not be aware of or simply ignore.

Y&R is in the middle of telling one such story with Dina’s (Marla Adams) Alzheimer’s plot. A PSA topic is by definition sobering and serious, and it behooves the writers to choose a character that fans are invested in to tell the tale. Dina was a perfect choice because she is a legacy character and connected to a core family.

The Young and the Restless spoilers: Sharon is the right character to tell a life and death storyline
Similarly, Sharon is a spot-on choice to embody the upcoming breast cancer storyline. We have rooted for her in droves for years, and her latest issue will have fans riveted. Yes, it will be good for ratings. But Sharon’s journey will also serve to help millions of individuals in the process. I am looking forward to this powerful plot point and to seeing Sharon Case shine as only she can.

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