Buy Cher’s Stuff
July 31, 2006 by laura
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
So Cher (probably Chronic Fatigue’s best known patient) is selling her stuff. All of her stuff. Included in the list of items for sale is her bed. You have to imagine that Cher would have the world’s most comfortable bed….complete with a mountain of pillows and 9000 thread count sheets. Anyway, you can learn more on msnbc.com
Hi Laura. I am a big fan of Cher andnever knew she had CFS. Is there a site that tells me more!
my blog spot is how i am working thru CFS.
love your site hope you are feeling better now.
love to you, Gina
Hi Gina, thanks for your kind words.
I believe I found out about Cher and CFIDS when she was on Oprah, or Oprah was talking about her….this was quite awhile ago….around 1998 or 1999. It was about the time I was diagnosed with it. Details are fuzzy, but if I remember correctly, she announced it shortly after her she did those infomercials. I bet there is quite a bit of information out there. From what I understand she considers herself to be cured….so it might be a little hard to find a recent interview of her talking about her life with Chronic Fatigue.
I am really thrilled to know you have a blog about your recovery. I cant wait to read it.
Laura
Trying to find out what Cher did to recover. Does anyone know?
Cher was on Entertainment Tonight and the interviewer mentioned her debiliating illness. However he said she had Epstein Barr virus instead of CFS ! It is such a shame too because we need more people to recognize that CFS is a very real and sometimes very disabling disease. I should know… I have it.
SDD, thanks for sharing. I think CFS was called Epstein Barr in the 80’s which is when I “believe” she was ill.
In case you are not aware there is a campaign to bring awareness to CFS. You can read more at http://www.cfids.org
Hi Laura,
Thank you for your response. I am a member of the CFIDS Association of America. Have you read about changing the name of CFS to CFS/ME ? There is a new petition out there. Here’s the link:
http://www.afairname.org/petition.cfm
Its hard to believe how many celebrities have CFS. The celebrities that have come out publicly and spoken about this are:
legendary film director Blake Edwards; musicians Randy Newman, Keith Jarrett and Dennis DeYoung; actors Morgan Fairchild, James Garner, Alana Stewart and Kathy Crosby; and philsopher Ken Wilbur. And of course, author Laura Hillenbrand and soccer player, Michelle Akers.
Yes, I am aware of the movement for the name change. Personally, it doesn’t really make much difference what it is called. I know that not a lot of people agree with my point of view. However, I really believe we should be concentrating on getting well, as opposed to using our energies trying to change the name.
I realize there are a lot of celebrities that live with CFS. I hope that they are coping well.
I believe I heard that Florence Nightingale also lived with CFS. Interesting, wouldn’t you agree?
Hi,
I stumbled accross your website while researching EBV. For years I was refered to as lazy, although I held down a job all my life, I found it hard to handle everyday chores due to constant fatigue,aches and pains. I had had different surgeries over the years of which I had trouble healing and bouncing back from. Last year I was actually brought to my knees and basicall bed ridden. I could hardly walk, focus, concentrate, taking a bath totally wore me out, I became dehydrated and started having kidney problems. After many tests my Dr. finally concluded I had EBV. I was told that it wasnt contagious now from what I am reading I’m finding that it is. I was told by my short term disability insurance that after 6 weeks I “should have been better” and was cut off. I eventually lost my job. Due to no income and no insurance I had to go on welfare. I also applied for social security and was turned down, being told there is no medical proof there is anything wrong with me. This illness has turned my life upside down. I lost my home, everything. Recent test have shown the EBV isnt active. However I am still feeling the same. I have seen neurologist (due to epilepsy that i had no problems with until all this started). My driving privledges have been suspended. My doctors all signed statements that I wasnt physically able to work. Recently I seen a reumatologist who confirmed I also have fibromyalgia. I take several medications a day, but nothing seems to help with the fatigue. Im seeking someone out there who can tell me where to turn to try to get on the right track to get the financial assistance I feel I deserve due to these problems. Before I loose my mind over worring about what I’m gonna do next. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.