Celebrity PMR
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Is anyone aware of any celebrity or well known person who has publicly admitted or "endorsed" PMR or GCA?
Often times celebrity association is necessary to bring a little known disease to light!
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MrsO-UK_Surrey Danrower
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Dan, there are several. Princess Alexandra has had it and When that news broke I know our national organisation here in the UK made contact with her sending their good wishes. Others include Margaret Thatcher; the head of our Channel 5 news who is now a trustee of the national charity; a member of Pan's People who used to dance on Top of the Pops years ago; plus a couple of other celebrities whose names I can't recall at the mo. Press articles have mentioned them and a couple of them have had articles on PMR/GCA published. So all helpful to our cause.
Danrower MrsO-UK_Surrey
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Thank you. I had no knowledge of Margaret Thatcher. Did she have it when in office? I've often wondered how public figures cope with the vagaries of these diseases. I suppose that public figures may be inclined to keep this problem from the view of the public, less it somehow tarnish their image.
Thanks to all who weigh in on this. Have another question which I'll be posting in another thread.
Dave-California Danrower
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Two patients on "Doc Martin" were discovered by Doc to have PMR - and of course, he "fixed" them !!
After those shows, all my friends knew what I had !
Dave
Kdemers Dave-California
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constance.de Dave-California
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So they, and you, knew how to "fix" it. Please share if you do !?!?!
Anhaga Dave-California
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Dave-California Anhaga
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Anhaga Dave-California
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I do not remember that episode. Perhaps I slept through that bit because surely I'd remember a finger being cut off. Eeeew.
Dave-California constance.de
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I know how to fix it as well - listen to Eileen and take a ton of Prednisone for years and years !!
constance.de Dave-California
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BettyE Danrower
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sandy08116 Danrower
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EileenH Danrower
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There was a brief mention (after her death I think) that Mrs Thatcher developed PMR one autumn - but it was "cured" by May (it was joked it was probably too terrified of her to stay). Princess Alexandra also withdrew from public Royal duties because of PMR - it was mentioned but she never said any more. Hardly useful.
There have been a few Daily Mail articles about GCA - not from really well known people though.
Not a sexy enough disorder - just makes patients look old before their time...
constance.de EileenH
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I like the first sentence.😀😀
BettyE EileenH
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Not always, Eileen. My pred face had lost most of its wrinkles. I'll settle for being my normal skinny self again, though.
Juno-Irl-Dub BettyE
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And, whichever one you are, you feel the other option is better . . . . Sad.
J