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Image credits: Gerardo Mora/Getty Images #5 Daisy Ridley. In August 2024, the lead of the Disney Star Wars trilogy shared with her audience that she had been living with Graves' disease for almost ...
Pages in category "People with rare diseases" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D. Dave Dravecky; G.
Public awareness of the disease gained prominence upon the diagnosis of baseball player Lou Gehrig, whose name would become an alternative title for the disease. Astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, whose ALS was diagnosed in 1963, had the disease for 55 years, the longest recorded time one had the disease. He died at the age of 76 in 2018.
A number of notable people have been affected by the rare peripheral nervous system condition Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS). American actor Andy Griffith developed Guillain–Barré syndrome in 1983. Griffith is seen here receiving an award at the White House in 2005.
This category is for people who have been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neuron (or neurone) disease (MND) or Lou Gehrig's disease, and either are currently living or died of an unrelated cause.
As with any disease, whether it's rare or common like high blood pressure, knowledge brings awareness that can be life-altering. The insights on these 10 rare diseases will help you improve your ...
Here are some celebrities who have publicly shared their experiences with the condition and how it’s impacted their lives.
Died at the age of 93 from complications from Alzheimer's disease in Bel-Air, Los Angeles. Charles Nelson Reilly: American actor, comedian, director 2007-05-25 Died at 76 in Beverly Hills, California. Carlos Eugenio Restrepo Restrepo: Colombian President, journalist 1937-07-06 President of Colombia from 1910 to 1914.
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