While science and technology keep shifting back the boundaries of impossibilities, there have been diseases it is still yet to fully understand, or have a cure for.
You may think that most of these diseases are suffered only by the poor or others but not the celebrities. Nothing, however, can be more wrong. Wiredbugs today takes a look at some diseases some celebrities have been suffering from for quite some time.
Salena Gomez
Since 2015, Salena Gomez has been suffering from what is known as Lupus, which is an autoimmune disease that makes the immune system attack healthy organs and tissues. The thing with this disease is that it can go on to cause damage to joints, skin, kidneys, blood, the heart, and lungs.
Rumors that the singer might be suffering from the disease began in 2013 after she had canceled her Australian tour. In 2015, however, she admitted that she was suffering from the disease to Billboard.
She revealed to the magazine that the disease could have led to her having a stroke. “I wanted so badly to say, ‘You guys have no idea. I’m in chemotherapy. You’re a–holes.’ I locked myself away until I was confident and comfortable again.”
What is Lupus Disease?
Although this disease according to statistics affects only 8 percent of the population, it is nonetheless fatal. More so, the disease is reported to affect more women than men. This is as those 7b percent of those infected are women and it runs in the family.
Also, it is mostly common in people between 12 and 25 years old. Probably because Selena said she was undergoing a Chemotherapy, some people actually thought the disease was lupus cancer. The two diseases are said to be two different things.
We may not be able to tell exactly the type of Lupus disease Selena Gomez is suffering from. According to the Lupus Foundation of America (LFA), there are four types: Systemic lupus, cutaneous lupus, drug-induced lupus (brought on by meds), and neonatal lupus which is very rare.
In case you are wondering if Selena Gomez’s health disease has a cure, the answer is simply no. Its symptoms, however, can be treated by doctors using anti-inflammatory and steroid tablets, as well as pills for stress and medication for breathing problems. Cancer-fighting drugs can also be used in some cases.
Tom Hanks
One of your favourite actors, Tom Hanks is one of the Celebrities with Fatal disease.
According to the 60 years old actor, he has been battling with diabetes 2. We all know that diabetes is caused by poor diet choices and hereditary transfer. Hanks stated that his was caused by his poor dietary habits when he was younger.
He confessed to being part of the American lazy generation that spent a lot of time dances at the parties and now ends up with a malady.
He told Radio Times hem “I was heavy. You’ve seen me in movies, you know what I looked like. I was a total idiot.”
He added thus: “I thought I could avoid it by removing the buns from my cheeseburgers. Well, it takes a little bit more than that.”
Hugh Jackman
Our darling Wolverine has been suffering from skin cancer since 2013. The actor has had to go for surgery on five occasions to have cancerous tumors removed from his nose.
Shakira
The singer has battled Toxoplasmosis since 2012. The condition is contracted through a parasite found in cat faeces and uncooked meat. What starts with flu leads to swollen lymph nodes.
Although it shows no symptoms in adults, it imposes serious risks to fetuses of pregnant women.
Angelina Jolie
Since from birth, Angelina Jolie inherited a faulty BRCA1 gene from her mother who died of Ovarian cancer. a damaged or faulty gene makes one susceptible to cancer. It makes women prone to breast and ovarian cancer. It exposed Jolie to 87% chances of developing breast cancer and 50% that of ovarian cancer.
Charlie Sheen
Charlie Sheen has lived with HIV since 2011. According to him. he contracted the virus through irresponsible sex, but it won’t deter him from living. He also made it clear that he will “fight this thing and discover a cure” with all he has.
Kim Kardashian
Before you think it is just one publicity stunt, Kim has been suffering from Psoriasis since 2011. She made this known during an episode of the Keeping Up With The Kardashians.
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The disease causes inflammation and red and itchy patches, along with a silvery scaling, on the skin. Because of the way it is, she was scared it could see her out of business, but luckily it didn’t.
Pink
Did you think asthma as one of the diseases some Celebrities Have Been Suffering from? Well, that is what Pink has been fighting since 1981.
Pink was born with a collapsed lung and that’s what caused her to deal with serious respiratory problems. She was hospitalized for asthma attacks in 2006.
Apart from these, there are many other celebrities who have been battling life-threatening diseases for so many years.
