[kahljorn]

I don't know, the word fuckface didn't really serve any important purpose.

My point didn't have anything to do with who should have articles written about them, but that some people want to leave behind an impression that isn't, "That person was just an asshole." So at the end of their lives they start trying to do good things. My example was that some people who strive to make inventions or write books do so so that they will be, "Immortal throughout time" or something -- thus demonstrating that people aren't only interested in "publicity" while they are alive. But that's not necessarily a good thing, or even a selfless thing.
In this specific case, I'm sure lots of aspects could be brought into this. maybe they want to go to heaven. Maybe they want their fame to outlast their deaths, so they can leave something of themselves here (especially in this case, something besides "asshole on a reality tv show who died ). Maybe they just feel bad and don't want to die feeling like a worthless asshole; some people are tortured thinking about what people will think about them, and I can only imagine that feeling might be amplified on a death bed. Maybe they think God is punishing them for being a dickface; Maybe they think they deserve their sickness, and if they do something good they will be cured.
I don't really know. My point was only that she isn't necessarily doing it just for her kids because she is going to die so she won't be alive to enjoy any of the publicity.