Even if they live in a bubble It’s not always luxury and well-being, and some celebrities admit to living with chronic medical conditions. The actor Michael J Fox He was one of the first to speak openly about his Parkinson’s. She also transcended the mess of Jada Pinkett Smith because at the Oscars, Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock, after joking about his wife’s shaved head. But Jada had already confessed to having suffered alopecia. Canadian singer Justin Bieber has spent several years fighting against Lyme diseasee, and some have unusual pathologies such as brad pitt who suffers prosopagnosiaa disconnect between sight and the brain that prevents it from recognizing faces and silhouettes.
Brad Pitt: no faces or silhouettes
Brad Pitt recently revealed that he has prosopagnosia, a neurological disability in the occipital lobe which prevents him from recognizing the face, even of the people around him. His condition does not prevent him from working because, on occasion, he learns to develop other knowledge strategies. And you unwittingly pay more attention to the way people dress or the way they walk. Indeed, patients must resort to scars, important marks, a physical constitution or particular anatomical characteristics to be able to identify the person in front of them.
It is a serious pathology since it functions as a important feature for memory. And, for example, if you can’t remember the face, you might not remember what it said to you. It can also lead to brain damage, you may lose vision in one area or not assimilate colors well. Some experts say there is currently no cure, but the good news is that some people sometimes recover on their own.
Bruce Willis: Aphasia
Bruce Willis has temporarily retired from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia. That is to say, they are able to understand what you say to them but they cannot communicate it or respond to you. “Maybe he says book book two table when he means there are two books on the table. It affects the four ways we use language, speaking, listening, reading and writingexplains the popular Boticaria García graphically.
“They may mispronounce the words or maybe they reverse the numbers. They mean 42 and are pronounced 24. And it’s a really annoying problem because the people involved are fully aware that they’re saying it badly but they can’t avoid it,” he describes.
“You know what things are. You are the person you were, but others don’t know itsays Lyn Turkstra, speech therapy teacher.
Aphasia can be due to brain damage, injury, tumor, or cognitive impairment due to dementia.
Selena Gomez: Lupus, transplant and bipolar
Artist Selena Gómez revealed in 2015 that she suffered from lupus, a autoimmune disease for which two years later he had to undergo a kidney transplant. Although the disease causes physical deterioration, for now the singer has been able to lead a more or less normal life. Gómez was forced to reveal her health condition after being seen at a medical center and rumors indicated she had addiction issues.
But her illness has also affected even her mental health: “I’ve found that anxiety, panic attacks and depression can be side effects of lupus, and that can present its own challenges. I went to one of the best psychiatric hospitals, McLean Hospital (Massachusetts, USA), and realized that after years of going through many different things, it was bipolar disorder”. He also had to deal with a life-saving kidney transplant due to nephritis, one of the most common complications derived from lupus.
Lady Gaga: Fibromyalgia
The extravagant Lady Gaga had to cancel several concerts because of fibromyalgia, which prevented her from moving her arms and legs. “It annoys me a lot when people don’t believe fibromyalgia is real. For me, and I think for many others, it’s a real whirlwind of anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, trauma and panic disorder, and all of this leads to a loss of control. of the nervous system, resulting in nerve pain.” , he said.
In addition to these chronic pains, also were found to have lupus when they were not yet suffering from the most severe symptoms of this pathology. She assured that she tended to have a genetic background that made her more likely to suffer from it. And it is that the Lupus Foundation reveals that it is a disease that mainly attacks women of childbearing age. Most are known to develop the disease between the ages of 15 and 44.
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