every once in awhile, one of us becomes aware of a celebrity who lives with
arthritis.  some of us wish that one "big name" would find the time, energy
and inclination to share their "limelight" by drawing attention, focus and
resources to eliminating the devastation to quality of life that arthritis,
in its many forms, causes.

this time, i happened to watch half of a 2 hour "actor's studio" episode,
which focused upon liza minnelli (tuesday, i think).  during the course of
her interview and living biography, i was struck by the fact that one
sentence was given to the fact that she has had both of her hips replaced
(due to "degenerative arthritis"), and still does her own stunts (falls).
did anybody else catch that?  (and i've heard, correctly or incorrectly in
the past, that she's also had 3 knee surgeries and back surgery, as well as
vocal chord surgery)

something else that came out during the show, that just was just fun to
know, was the fact liza minnelli, as a little girl, was actually the real
"eloise" of the plaza hotel, who kay thompson wrote about in her books.

kate