Since i have been member of the British Lung Foundation i have noticed not many celebrites dont really talk about lung diease
Yet it cant be just the public suffer from it .. can it
Its not like its taboo subject or you have the plauge.
Given a lot of celebrities are involed in TV music industry and stage equicmeant sets sound booths was insolated with ASBESTOS you would think a lot more suffers would open up.
In stead of suffering forms of lung disease in silence.
Take Michael Jackson i was shocked to find out he had totally bushed lungs dieased from inflamation and its associated lung scaring from a autoimmunity disease such as lupus
But i was more shocked to find out he was hooked on sedatives that is a defo no no with lung disease as it slows your resporty rate down thus organs dont get oxygen they need given ya dieased lungs
Obv i know how easy it can be after my own doc give me valium .. what can a say i to did a oliver and run back to my gp for more unawre of dangers.
Yes, it's very said indeed. I know the film star Jerry Lewis had Pulmonary Fibrosis. Not sure if he underwent a lung transplant or not. Nothing has been mentioned about it.
i hasten to add, some, not all, take "substances" illegal made legal to them ??
the one i felt sorry for was roy castle , he was a good living, fit, very talented man , but just goes to show what even constant second hand smoke can do,
There have been a few showbuisness personalities that have spoken and even led campaigns...Roy Castle being the first I can remember followed up by his wife and children. Most recent has been Vera Duckworth...she spent quite a lot of time in later years speaking about lack of information etc. BLF will tell you the public voices behind them. One, of the shelf medicine that nearly killed me was Vicks Sinus spray....although it clears your sinuses it encourages your body to store liquids any where in the body....999, blues and two's and several days in hospital for that, thanks Vick.
A very interesting post Daz and certainly something to think about. The celebrities should be coming clean about their problems thus maybe helping others. Nobody should suffer in silence. Thanks for that thought provoking message. You take care. xxx
I agree with Offcut Daz. Any signs of weakness in show biz will have wide reaching effects on careers. Have to say I for years did not tell anyone I had copd and until I got to the later stages still had only told immediate family and close friends. Most people didn't know as I had become adept at covering up and avoided situations where I couldn't hide it. Now of course the cannula, the scooter and the walker gives the game away.
Different people react in different ways. Like Offcut I had a bell around my neck. I still find that even family, except for immediate, can be uncomfortable around me and are unsure of what to say. I could fill pages on this topic but won't bore you anymore. It would be good if affected celebs did tell the world but I doubt they will. COPD is not popular!
You are indeed correct regarding any sedative medicines and the effects on the lungs yet you rarely hear it mentioned when copd advice is given. Think this is wrong and could be dangerous.
It would take a few of the younger celebrities to admit they have COPD for it to have an impact on the younger generation.
My son read about Richard Briars having it and he said ("Well, he had a good innings.) If they're old, it just doesn't sink in to young ones. It wouldn't have stopped me smoking either when I was young. But, if they had it and were young......
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