Celebrity Health: 10 Famous Faces Who Fought For Their Health In ...

Paula Deen

The chef notorious for her comfort food shocked fans by <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/17/paula-deen-diabetes_n_1210049.html">revealing she has diabetes</a> in January of this year. While the Food Network star had been diagnosed years before, she continued to promote her heavy-on-the-butter recipes until revealing the diagnosis -- <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/24/paula-deen-diabetes-reveal_n_1299484.html">at the same time she unveiled a partnership with diabetes drug maker Novo Nordisk</a>. Since then, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/18/paula-deen-diabetes-diet_n_1527794.html">she's lost 30 pounds</a> and has been exercising more and loading up on veggies and salads -- but she hasn't given up the mashed potatoes completely. "I'm a Southern girl, and that's who I am, that's what I know," she told ET.

Nick Cannon

Cannon faced a number of health scares in 2012, including <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/04/nick-cannon-mild-kidney-failure_n_1184069.html">kidney problems</a> and <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/16/nick-cannon-blood-clots-lungs-pulmonary-embolism-enlarged-ventricle_n_1283151.html">blood clots in his lungs</a>. After stepping down from his radio show to focus on his health, he revealed that he was <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/02/nick-cannon-autoimmune-disease-lupus-health_n_1316620.html">diagnosed with the autoimmune disease lupus</a> and a related kidney disorder called <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001512/">lupus nephritis</a>. He has since tuned into what his body needs, and says he feels like he's back on his feet. "<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/11/nick-cannon-kidney-disease-awareness_n_1959105.html">I'm healthier now than I was before</a>, so everything is in tip-top shape," he said on a recent HuffPost Live appearance. "I have to get a lot more sleep, I feel like that was maybe one of the stems of what started all of this, cause I never used to sleep. And fatigue would set in."

Kate Middleton

The exciting announcement of a royal baby on the way came with the unfortunate news that <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/03/kate-middleton-morning-sickness-hyperemesis-gravidarum_n_2232015.html">The Duchess of Cambridge is suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum</a>, a form of morning sickness characterized by "extreme, persistent nausea and vomiting during pregnancy that may lead to dehydration" and can persist throughout a pregnancy, HuffPost Parents reported. Only about 1 to 2 percent of pregnant women experience such intense symptoms, whereas as many as 80 percent of expectant mothers deal with some type of morning sickness, which typically tapers off after the first trimester.

Jack Osbourne

The former reality TV star and son of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne realized something was wrong when he <a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20605555,00.html">started having vision problems</a>. "I couldn't see anything in front of me," he told People magazine. After seeking medical attention, he was <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/18/jack-osbourne-multiple-sclerosis-diagnosed-ms_n_1605397.html">diagnosed with the autoimmune disorder multiple sclerosis</a>. While he's resolved to <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/09/jack-osbourne-multiple-sclerosis-gma_n_1658662.html">"adapt and overcome,"</a> the new father admits that living with the condition is challenging. "I'm learning that one minute you can be fine, and the next I went blind in my right eye," he said on "The Talk," according to People. <a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20605803,00.html">"It?s a completely unpredictable disease."</a>

Robin Roberts

The "Good Morning America" co-anchor announced this year that she has a <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/18/paula-deen-diabetes-diet_n_1527794.html">rare blood disorder called myelodysplastic syndrome, or MDS</a>, a condition formerly called preleukemia, which causes the bone marrow to produce too few healthy blood cells. In September, she <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/04/robin-roberts-bone-marrow-transplant_n_1939635.html">underwent a bone marrow transplant</a> and wrote in a blog post for ABC News that her <a href="http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/robin-roberts-journey-thankful-thursday.html">doctors were pleased with the way her body was responding</a>. While she was <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/20/robin-roberts-health-update-new-beginning_n_2164938.html">briefly hospitalized in November due to a virus</a>, Roberts has called the transplant a rebirth. <a href="http://www.wwltv.com/wwltv-perfect-match-program/Sally-Ann-Robin-Roberts-interview-180054701.html">"It's a new beginning,"</a> she said in an interview with her sister for New Orleans' WWL-TV. "I look at it as a clean slate and how many people can say at this point in their life that they get a do over? That they get a chance to start again? And that's how I feel, that in many ways I am starting again."

Anderson Cooper

While on assignment in Portugal, the TV personality was <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/04/anderson-cooper-blinded-portugal_n_2238027.html">temporarily blinded for 36 hours</a>, after sunlight reflecting off water <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/04/eye-sunburn-anderson-cooper-temporary-blindness_n_2239020.html">sunburned his eyeballs</a>. A <a href="http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/sunburn-and-eye-pain-or-vision-problems">sunburn to the eye</a> can damage the retina or the lens of the eye, causing pain, irritation like something is in the eye and vision loss, according to WebMD. "I wake up in the middle of the night and <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2012/12/05/anderson-cooper-recovers-from-sunburned-eyeballs/">it feels like my eyes are on fire</a>," he said on his talk show, ABC News reported.

Rosie O'Donnell

On August 20, the comedian wrote on her blog that she <a href="http://rosie.com/my-heart-attack/">had a heart attack the previous week</a>. After helping a heavy woman get out of her car, O'Donnell wrote that she experienced chest pains, nausea and clammy skin, highlighting the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/21/heart-attack-symptoms-women_n_1290952.html">difference in heart attack symptoms for women</a>. She's since started eating more healthy foods, and had <a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20635664,00.html">lost 12 pounds</a> by October, according to People magazine. "For the first time, it wasn't hard for me," she said about the changes to her diet. "It took a heart attack for me to learn to take care of myself." Earlier in the year, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/27/rosie-odonnell-married-michelle-rounds-_n_1833610.html">O'Donnell's wife Michelle Rounds</a> faced a health scare of her own, when she <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/04/michelle-rounds-desmoid-tumors-rosie-odonnell_n_1740270.html">underwent surgery for desmoid tumors</a>, a rare disease characterized by benign tumors that grow quickly in the soft connective tissue of the body.

Jesse Jackson Jr.

The Congressman resigned in November after a medical leave from his position for <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/12/jesse-jackson-jr-house-race-wife-sandi-jackson_n_2283810.html">treatment for bipolar disorder</a>. He was <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/13/bipolar-ii-disorder-jesse-jackson-jr-mood-disorder_n_1773510.html">diagnosed with bipolar II disorder</a>, which is characterized by less severe periods of mania and longer bouts of depression than bipolar I. He was treated at the Mayo Clinic.

Kathy Bates

The actress revealed to People magazine that she had <a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20628972,00.html">undergone a double mastectomy after being diagnosed with breast cancer</a>. "After much consideration, I underwent a double mastectomy," she told the magazine. "Luckily, I don't have to undergo radiation or chemo. My doctors have assured me I'm going to be around for a long time." Bates also survived ovarian cancer nine years ago, People reported.

Brooke Burke-Charvet

In November, the "Dancing With The Stars" co-host announced she had been <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/08/thyroid-cancer-brooke-burke-charvet_n_2095103.html">diagnosed with thyroid cancer</a>, a less common type of cancer that occurs in the thyroid, a gland near the bottom of the throat involved in hormone functioning. <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/13/brooke-burke-charvet-cancer-free-dwts-reveals-cancer-free_n_2293574.html">Seven days after undergoing surgery</a> for the disease, Burke-Charvet <a href="http://www.modernmom.com/blogs/brooke-burke/thyroidectomy-cancer-results-from-the-bu-great-news">wrote on her blog that she's been deemed cancer-free</a>: <blockquote>"I just got the results back from all of my tests and great news -- the thyroid cancer has been removed from my body and all my lymph nodes are clear. So I'm hoping that this is the end of the story. Woohoo!!! And thank GOD!"</blockquote>

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/26/celebrity-health-crises-2012_n_2303495.html

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