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Hello everyone. I wasn't sure if this should be posted here, so please move it if need be. I found this article in my morning paper by Marilyn Linton, and feel that it answers or possibly could answer a lot of questions concerning Michael's death/ recent health issues.
Through my tears and frustration, I'm still trying to come to grips that he's gone. This article speaks of the complications of lupus disease, and how it I feel may have contributed to Mike's passing.
If AEG knew of these complications with Lupus or any other doctor, it's clear to me that Michael should have never been given the get-go to take on such a heavy work-load and tour. Bad enough that he was asked to do 10 shos, only to have it change into 50. Considering Lupus' symptons, anyone struggling with this illness could and should not have endured the rigourous rountine that Michael had, and was about to once again embark on.
Here is the article.
MAN IN THE MIRROR Health Section
Michael Jackson put a human face on autoimmune disease.
When we heard that the Man in the Mirror had tje "disease with a thousand faces,' many of us were in the dark about the condition that Michael Jackson had been diagnosed with in 1986.
In a recent Cnn interview, Jackson's dermotologist, Dr. Arnie Kkein, said that he knew when the pop star first walked into his office that he had Lupus erythematosus.
One way the autoimmune disease broadcasts itself is by a classic butterfly rash that spreads across the upper cheeks and bridge of the nose. (In 1851, a French dermatologist described the rash as wolf-like, hence the name Lupus)
Jackson, said the Beverly Hills celebrity doctor, had the butterfly rash on his face.
Given that there are approximately 50,000 Canadians living with lupus, it's not unusual to know or herar of someone with the disease, says Catherine Madden, exectutive director of Lupus Canada.
Raising awareness and educating people about the disease are among the organization's goals. Lupus, is complex and is called "the disease of a thousand faces," because each person's experience of being diagnosed, treated and living eith lupus will be very different.
It can attack the skin, the joints, muscles, lungs, heart, kidneys, brain or neurological system.
According to www.lupuscan-ada.org the disease (it affects women between the ages of 15 and 45 eight times more than men) is a chronic one whose systems can include extreme fatigue, joint pain, mouth ulcers, chest pain and hair loss. Klein confirmed that Jackson was virtually bald at the top if his head. (This of course was due to the burns from past)
Lupus sufferers are also prone to be super-sensitive under the sun, which is why Jackson was always under an umbrella when there wasn't a cloud in the sky.
In lupus, the immune system is unable to tell the difference between intruders and the body's own tissues. Trying to do it's job, it attacks parts of the body, causing inflammation and creating the various symptoms -some of then so debilitating that patients require hospitalization.
Lupus attacks are called "flare ups" and in their most threatening form, they can seriously damage the kidneys and other organs.
The goal in treatment is to reduce inflammation and alleviate symptoms. To do this there's a whole arsenal of drugs available from mild anti-inflammatory meds to potent steroids.
Serious flare-ups are often followed by a chronic phase with less sever symtoms and, possibly, remission. Preventative measures help to reduce the risk of flare-ups, so patients need to pace themselves, control stress, eat well, exercise regularly, and promptly recognizes and teat potential flare-ups.
It's because the disease takes so many forms that it's also difficult to diagnose. It's not unusual, says Madden, for people to take four to five years before finally getting a diagnosis. (usually from a rheumatologist). Confirmation of lupus requires many things, including meeting several sytmptom criteria and a positive nuclear antibody (ANA) blood test.
"Awarness and research in lupus is under funded," Madden says of the "orphan" disease for which there is no cure. "one of Lupus Canada's goals is to get Canadians diagnosed sooner so that there's less damage to their bodies and they can learn how to live well with lupus.
marilyn.linton@rogers.com
Notice how I stressed the part where it says, 'patients need to pase themselves, control stress, etc..' This is something that Michael was clearly not doing, and unable to do under the stress of the upcomig concert dates.
I hope this artcile helps to shed new light on what may have taken our Michael. There are still so many questions, I hope AEG and the rest involved can help answer them.
Thanks.
Through my tears and frustration, I'm still trying to come to grips that he's gone. This article speaks of the complications of lupus disease, and how it I feel may have contributed to Mike's passing.
If AEG knew of these complications with Lupus or any other doctor, it's clear to me that Michael should have never been given the get-go to take on such a heavy work-load and tour. Bad enough that he was asked to do 10 shos, only to have it change into 50. Considering Lupus' symptons, anyone struggling with this illness could and should not have endured the rigourous rountine that Michael had, and was about to once again embark on.
Here is the article.
MAN IN THE MIRROR Health Section
Michael Jackson put a human face on autoimmune disease.
When we heard that the Man in the Mirror had tje "disease with a thousand faces,' many of us were in the dark about the condition that Michael Jackson had been diagnosed with in 1986.
In a recent Cnn interview, Jackson's dermotologist, Dr. Arnie Kkein, said that he knew when the pop star first walked into his office that he had Lupus erythematosus.
One way the autoimmune disease broadcasts itself is by a classic butterfly rash that spreads across the upper cheeks and bridge of the nose. (In 1851, a French dermatologist described the rash as wolf-like, hence the name Lupus)
Jackson, said the Beverly Hills celebrity doctor, had the butterfly rash on his face.
Given that there are approximately 50,000 Canadians living with lupus, it's not unusual to know or herar of someone with the disease, says Catherine Madden, exectutive director of Lupus Canada.
Raising awareness and educating people about the disease are among the organization's goals. Lupus, is complex and is called "the disease of a thousand faces," because each person's experience of being diagnosed, treated and living eith lupus will be very different.
It can attack the skin, the joints, muscles, lungs, heart, kidneys, brain or neurological system.
According to www.lupuscan-ada.org the disease (it affects women between the ages of 15 and 45 eight times more than men) is a chronic one whose systems can include extreme fatigue, joint pain, mouth ulcers, chest pain and hair loss. Klein confirmed that Jackson was virtually bald at the top if his head. (This of course was due to the burns from past)
Lupus sufferers are also prone to be super-sensitive under the sun, which is why Jackson was always under an umbrella when there wasn't a cloud in the sky.
In lupus, the immune system is unable to tell the difference between intruders and the body's own tissues. Trying to do it's job, it attacks parts of the body, causing inflammation and creating the various symptoms -some of then so debilitating that patients require hospitalization.
Lupus attacks are called "flare ups" and in their most threatening form, they can seriously damage the kidneys and other organs.
The goal in treatment is to reduce inflammation and alleviate symptoms. To do this there's a whole arsenal of drugs available from mild anti-inflammatory meds to potent steroids.
Serious flare-ups are often followed by a chronic phase with less sever symtoms and, possibly, remission. Preventative measures help to reduce the risk of flare-ups, so patients need to pace themselves, control stress, eat well, exercise regularly, and promptly recognizes and teat potential flare-ups.
It's because the disease takes so many forms that it's also difficult to diagnose. It's not unusual, says Madden, for people to take four to five years before finally getting a diagnosis. (usually from a rheumatologist). Confirmation of lupus requires many things, including meeting several sytmptom criteria and a positive nuclear antibody (ANA) blood test.
"Awarness and research in lupus is under funded," Madden says of the "orphan" disease for which there is no cure. "one of Lupus Canada's goals is to get Canadians diagnosed sooner so that there's less damage to their bodies and they can learn how to live well with lupus.
marilyn.linton@rogers.com
Notice how I stressed the part where it says, 'patients need to pase themselves, control stress, etc..' This is something that Michael was clearly not doing, and unable to do under the stress of the upcomig concert dates.
I hope this artcile helps to shed new light on what may have taken our Michael. There are still so many questions, I hope AEG and the rest involved can help answer them.
Thanks.
