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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / April 2005K. Turner and her arth
ON one of the tabloid tv shows, on their weekend edition, they have a feature on Kathleen Turner, and she discloses about her RA, having a tkr, and now much better she feels on her current treatment protocol. She mentions her reluctance to talk about her RA. I think it was Access Hollywood but am not 100% sure. I was impressed though that she finally "came out" about it, Rose @}>->-- Being educated means that rather than fearing the unknown, one seeks to understand it. RB Please remove "Ima" to reply. I had the opportunity to meet with Katleen Turner at a conference sponsered by Immunex a few years back. She was the keynote speaker at our dinner. She was very forthcoming with us as the keynote speaker and spent some time before dinner chatting with us over cocktails. At the time she was on Enbrel and MTX. Unless things have changed, I would think that is her protocol. Although, if she has had a TKR, she might have changed meds cause I don't remember her saying anything about it then. This isn't her "coming out" -- She's talked about it many times before. I think she just prefers not to dwell on it. Diane W This isn't her "coming out" -- She's talked about it many times >before. I think she just prefers not to dwell on it. > >Diane W Oh, I did not know that (or did not remember if you had mentioned it here). I am glad to hear that though as initially she was reluctant to mention it for fear that it would compromise her chances of getting scripts. She did mention that on this segment- that she was reluctant to mention it because RA was poorly understood. Rose @}>->-- Being educated means that rather than fearing the unknown, one seeks to understand it. RB Please remove "Ima" to reply. > Oh, I did not know that (or did not remember if you had mentioned it > here). I am glad to hear that though as initially she was reluctant > to mention it for fear that it would compromise her chances of getting > scripts. She did mention that on this segment- that she was reluctant > to mention it because RA was poorly understood. IIRC, she came out with it after she was on Enbrel and feeling better, that before that she didn't want word to get out in the Hollywood "community" as it could jeopardize getting roles.  SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare I didn't hear this from Kathleen but from another actress on a talk show, but they have to be "insurable" during the time they are working on a film or whatever. If they disclose an illness it can compromise their insurability. Her interview in the Boston Globe said she had the TKR so she could take this new role in "Who's afraid of Virgina Wolf". So it's a recent thing I guess. Wasn't she in the Graduate for a while? DianeW >I didn't hear this from Kathleen but from another actress on a talk >show, but they have to be "insurable" during the time they are working >on a film or whatever. If they disclose an illness it can compromise >their insurability. If they do not disclose an illness and there are problems, it can compromise them in legal and financial ways. Boron Please forgive my ignorance, but what is TKR? >>I didn't hear this from Kathleen but from another actress on a talk >>show, but they have to be "insurable" during the time they are working [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Boron >Please forgive my ignorance, but what is TKR? total knee replacement Rose @}>->-- Being educated means that rather than fearing the unknown, one seeks to understand it. RB Please remove "Ima" to reply. > ON one of the tabloid tv shows, on their weekend edition, they have a > feature on Kathleen Turner, and she discloses about her RA, having a [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I was impressed though that she finally "came out" about it, > Rose @}>->-- insurability might be an issue i don't really think so though, because lots of arthritics have made movies and there are always insurance companies who will insure any actors for the "right price"--that's not going to stop production. heck, the insurance companies knew spencer tracy was dying in his last movie, but he was still insured/insurable, just in case he died/couldn't finish the movie and that's why they shot the ending scenes first. james garner is very, very arthritic (can barely walk and i think he's had just about every joint imaginable replaced) and is still insurable. but there is also this sad and dumb age-stigma that talented actresses have to deal with, and the general populace still thinks arthritis is an oldster's disease. so it stigmatizes actresses that way too. turner has been forthright with her RA for quite awhile now. i noticed weight gain and pred cheeks on turner when she played a psychotic mother lead in a comedy, years back. teri garr (who was in "close encounters of the third kind"), who lives in the puget sound on whidbey island i believe, is another actress who appears to have RA, and the weight gain and pred cheeks. i actually miss both garr and turner in movies a great deal. i bet a lot of fans do, because they are both so versatile, can do both drama and comedy with ease, they are so talented. garr does do occasional local tv commercials for the radio station she owns up here. kate > Being educated means that rather than fearing the unknown, one seeks > to understand it. RB > > Please remove "Ima" to reply. Kate, Terri Garr has MS. She's been on Larry King and other shows talking about it Karen > turner has been forthright with her RA for quite awhile now. i noticed > weight gain and pred cheeks on turner when she played a psychotic mother [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > > > Please remove "Ima" to reply. > Kate, > Terri Garr has MS. She's been on Larry King and other shows talking about > it > > Karen ok. i thought she had RA or some form of arthritis. but do they treat ms with pred? she has the classic signs of pred treatment, karen. kate >> turner has been forthright with her RA for quite awhile now. i noticed >> weight gain and pred cheeks on turner when she played a psychotic mother [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >> > >> > Please remove "Ima" to reply. Yes they treat MS with pred. Teri was in denial about her MS for almost 20 years. She came out with it last year when she was made a spokesperson for one of the MS drugs. Don't remember which one. DianeW (who has both MS and RA.) > Yes they treat MS with pred. Teri was in denial about her MS for almost > 20 years. She came out with it last year when she was made a > spokesperson for one of the MS drugs. Don't remember which one. > DianeW (who has both MS and RA.) thank you, dianew. i hadn't seen or read about it or the ms drug spokesperson designation. but, you've cleared up a lot about teri garr for me. thanks, again. kate >> turner has been forthright with her RA for quite awhile now. i noticed >> weight gain and pred cheeks on turner when she played a psychotic mother [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >> is another actress who appears to have RA, and the weight gain and pred >> cheeks. I remember that for a while Kathleen Turner was willing to let people think her weight gain and puffy cheeks and periodic lack of co-ordination was due to alcohol problems rather than admit the RA. They'll hire you in Hollywood if you drink, but shy away if you have RA. Sad state of affairs. (I wonder if that's as true for the men as for the women, knowing what a double standard there is in Hollywood anyway.) Hopefully these strong female actors who HAVE been doing some phenomonal (sp?) work while being open about their chronic illnesses will effect some change. We can hope. Kudos to them for fighting the good fight. (I include Melissa Gilbert who also has MS in the list and I know there are a couple of others I can't think of right now.) SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare >Hopefully these strong female actors who HAVE been doing some phenomonal >(sp?) work while being open about their chronic illnesses will effect some >change. We can hope. Kudos to them for fighting the good fight. (I include >Melissa Gilbert who also has MS in the list and I know there are a couple of >others I can't think of right now.) Can't think either, but the girl who played Erin on the Waltons has lupus and I believe has been vocal about that. Rose @}>->-- Being educated means that rather than fearing the unknown, one seeks to understand it. RB Please remove "Ima" to reply. James Garner just announced he is going to be a spokesman for Lupus Awareness. His daughter has it. Karen > >Hopefully these strong female actors who HAVE been doing some phenomonal > >(sp?) work while being open about their chronic illnesses will effect some [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Please remove "Ima" to reply. The ironic thing is after all of that it turns out she did have an alcohol problem on top of the RA. Karen > >> turner has been forthright with her RA for quite awhile now. i noticed > >> weight gain and pred cheeks on turner when she played a psychotic mother [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > Melissa Gilbert who also has MS in the list and I know there are a couple of > others I can't think of right now.) > > ON one of the tabloid tv shows, on their weekend edition, they have a > > feature on Kathleen Turner, and she discloses about her RA, having a [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > will insure any actors for the "right price"--that's not going to stop > production. This touches on your later comment, but why would a studio pay (as an example) an extra $100,000 (I don't actually know what the charge would be to insure KT, this is just a number I'm throwing out there) for Kathleen Turner to be insured, when they can have Diane Keaton or Julianne Moore for the same salary and less insurance cost? heck, the insurance companies knew spencer tracy was dying in > his last movie, but he was still insured/insurable, just in case he > died/couldn't finish the movie and that's why they shot the ending scenes > first. Being a huge Spencer Tracy fan, I have to interject here. The only reason he was "allowed" to be in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner was because Katharine Hepburn and Stanley Kramer (the director) put up their salaries as a guarantee he'd be able to finish the film. Or so says the emcee on Turner Classic Movies and some book that I can now no longer remember. I just remember being incredibly impressed with the director to take the financial risk. james garner is very, very arthritic (can barely walk and i think > he's had just about every joint imaginable replaced) and is still insurable. > but there is also this sad and dumb age-stigma that talented actresses have [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > weight gain and pred cheeks on turner when she played a psychotic mother > lead in a comedy, years back. But many people (fans and some in Hollyweird) thought she had a drinking problem prior to her "coming out" about RA, and that could also have explained away the facial swelling (though those of us on Prednisone can generally tell the difference). In fact, I think it was because of the drinking rumors that she decided to come clean about RA. teri garr (who was in "close encounters of > the third kind"), who lives in the puget sound on whidbey island i believe, > is another actress who appears to have RA, and the weight gain and pred > cheeks. i actually miss both garr and turner in movies a great deal. i bet > a lot of fans do, because they are both so versatile, can do both drama and > comedy with ease, they are so talented. garr does do occasional local tv [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > > > Please remove "Ima" to reply. Smokie Darling (Annie) I believe that most people do things with the best intentions and I try not to second guess motives. When I first was diagnosed with RA and in terrible pain I read an interview in Arthritis Today about Kathleen Turner which I found very comforting. She described how she had been when she first got RA, how she coped and how she is now. That article started me having hope. Elizabeth |
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