Posts Tagged ‘Celebrities and Rheumatoid Arthritis’
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Recognizing the Anguish of Depression in Time for Help
Negative spaces are only part of the picture I was stirring early in the morning when everything was still gray. Something I saw looked like a fish for a moment. There’s no pet fish here, especially in my room. “Negative spaces,” I heard myself whisper. That’s what is in between the shapes of what is [...]
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Will Venus Williams’ Sjögren’s Syndrome Help RA?
We had an interesting conversation on Facebook yesterday about the Venus Williams’ Sjögren’s syndrome diagnosis (actually 5 of them by day’s end). Some were wondering whether the diagnosis of another famous person with an autoimmune (AI) disease will help bring awareness for RA. Probably not. Why not? Celebrities have been diagnosed with RA (and PsA) [...]
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The Tug of War of RA Awareness: Privacy of Pain & Agony of Disclosure
This week’s post on Rosalind Russell raised some important questions. A comment by Ronda was highly critical of Russell for the way that she hid from the public the severity of her suffering due to Rheumatoid Arthritis. How can we raise awareness if we hide how bad it is? It’s a good question. Rosalind Russell [...]
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Rosalind Russell: Rheumatoid Arthritis’ Most Glamorous Celebrity
One of the most illustrious celebrities to live with Rheumatoid Arthritis was Rosalind Russell. Rosalind Russell (1907-1976) had an exceptional life, performing on Broadway and in Hollywood with stars like Cary Grant and Robert Montgomery. The star of His Girl Friday, Auntie Mame, Gypsy, and dozens of other productions won 5 Golden Globes, a record [...]
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“Dealing with RA Is So Much Easier than Lupus” –Kathy Lubbers
What causes the RA awareness problem? Every day, people ask me, “What can I do to help create awareness for RA?” Many suggest, “We need to find a famous person with RA.” Maybe first, we need to think about why we need awareness for RA. Why do people have such a wrong view of Rheumatoid [...]
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Phil Mickelson’s Psoriatic Arthritis
“Mickelson arthritis” brings shrugs “Phil Mickelson arthritis” was such a common search already that it was suggested to me by Google’s search tool as I typed his name yesterday. That was only two days after Mickelson announced his diagnosis of Psoriatic Arthritis to the press. I have to admit that I shrugged the first time [...]
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Renoir’s Rheumatoid Arthritis
What do we know about Renoir’s Rheumatoid Arthritis? One of the most famous people with Rheumatoid Arthritis is Pierre August Renoir. His name is on all the lists. I read about him early on in my searches. However, most stories give precious few details about Renoir’s RA, how it affected him, and how he coped [...]
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Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease May Be the Scarlet RA
The Infamy of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) I’ve answered several questions lately about Rheumatoid Arthritis and secrecy. Is there something embarrassing about RA? Can we just talk about it with anybody? Lucille Ball was one of the most famous people with Rheumatoid Arthritis. However, when she died, I did not hear about her RA battle. It [...]
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