I know celebrities are real people, but whenever one of them gets a disease or has a life struggle I think it helps highlight that issue with the general public. To that end, actress Parker Posey has just announced that she has Lyme Disease. She is 40 years old and will now take some time off from work to help focus on her disease.

Lyme disease is one of those diseases that can be treated if it’s caught early. If it isn’t, “bacteria can lead to severe brain and heart problems” for individuals with the disease.
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Farrah Fawcett has once again checked into the hospital for treatment. The actress has been battling anal cancer since 2006. She has been in the hospital for “at least two weeks” and is reportedly “not doing well.”

One source reveals that there “was a moment last week when she was supposed to be released and was going home but things changed.”Fawcett’s partner, actor Ryan O’Neal has been by her side and has asked her to marry him. She has accepted.
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Farrah Fawcett is back in the hospital, this time because of a complication she received after a treatment in Germany. Fawcett was diagnosed with cancer in 2006 and was rumored to have a stem cell treatment in Germany recently. A spokesman said Fawcett chose to fly home right after the procedure (a nine-hour flight) but was “very anxious to come home.” There was a complication involving “bleeding in one of the muscles of her abdomen” which is causing her pain.

The good news for fans of the 70s star is that this latest complication appears to …read more