Celebrities: Who's dealing with health issues?

No doubt about it: Our society is celebrity-obsessed. Celebrities are increasingly putting the spotlight on health issues.  A number of them take health causes close to their hearts. But who's putting their fame to good use? If you really want to know CLICK HERE.

When someone famous goes public with a health concern, people are more inclined to look for details on their disease. If that's true are you going to watch all these videos? 

Here are some top celebrity health topics of 2010:

Michael Douglas'Throat Cancer

Bret Michaels and Health Scare on Ellen DeGeneres Show (10/13/2010)

Bill Clinton's Weight Loss and Heart Surgery

Not so famous... Ummmmm! Think again or do better- Just Watch.

Heather Burcham - Proponent of HPV Vaccine was diagnosed with terminal cervical cancer in 2007 at the age of 31 years old.

Jade Goody - Dental technician appeared on British reality TV show "Big Brother" gets told about her cervical cancer on BB: India (Big Boss)

Eve Ensler:  is an American playwright, perfomer, feminist and activist, best known for her play The Vagina Monologues. In 2010, she was diagnosed with uterine cancer.

Cancer is not a discriminative disease. It does not care if you are famous, wealthy, or have an elite social status. The evidence lies in the overwhelming number of celebrities who have been diagnosed with cancer, some winning and some losing. Here is a list of stars who have battled cancer.

How about our Tech Guru?

What Carol Bartz and Steve Jobs have in common other than being millionaire?

... last but not the least guess what Sergey Brin is searching for?

Can his algorithm find a cure?

 

First day: But not the first time of chemo for Nathalie

Nathalie at the hospital  
receiving her first of second round of chemo

Today was the first day of chemo for Nathalie. The treatment took much longer than expected. It started at 8:30am and it was over only at 3pm. Nathalie said:" I am totally exhausted". The drug was injected to her body non stop during the whole time. Even if it seems very difficult at first, the best thing to do the first day of a chemo treatment is trying to be in a very positive mindset. Despite what the word "chemo" vehicle, consider this drug as your best friend to get out of this rough patch.
 
Nathalie also told me that she isn't feeling the nausea yet. The thing with chemo is that the first treatment is not the most difficult one. What makes it very difficult is the cumulative treatment one after the other one with all the side effects that come with it. 

Nathalie received her treatment in a room for herself. She thought the chemo would be given in a big room with many people and was nicely pleased that it wasn't the case. One bad surprise on the first day at the hospital is the fact the they dont provide free meals anymore. What a surprise for Nathalie who expected to get a meal as usual. She got a little dry sandwich for the whole day and left the hospital starving.

After that long day Nathalie got back home and glad that the day was over. The first chemo treatment is now one thing that Nathalie can leave behind with no regrets. Eight more weeks to go and Nathalie can start thinking about a new chapter of her life. The return to a normal life.

You can also read Nathalie's blog to get more details about her long day at the hospital.