by fstarcstar » Fri Jun 05, 2015 3:12 pm
Betty had to be kept in the show for being the mother of his children. The fact that they killed her off was because all of Dons mistresses or other wives were all removed from the show. It was just another example of how he treated his women and the bad things that happened to them. For the show, her cancer was something he couldn't fix with a check, and it changed him.