Whats wrong with mel?
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johnkeen_79 — 17 years ago(December 31, 2008 12:05 PM)
I just checked on Wikipedia.
Smith ended up seriously ill in hospital in 1999 after consuming more than 50 Nurofen tablets, the culmination of a growing addiction to the pills. He said at the time that the pressures of film work were a contributing factor, along with a desperate need to ease the pain caused by gout. Partly as a result, he agreed to sell Talkback, but Smith admitted to restlessness: "I said to my wife that I needed to do something to get me out of the house". -
clairus99 — 17 years ago(December 31, 2008 12:14 PM)
no i checked on wiki earlier but i dont think even that many nurofen would have done that to him - esp having problems 9 years afterwards. i mean, i'm not a chemist so i could be wrong - but we thought it at first it was a stroke, but the cancer thing sounds intriguing
not meaning to sound morbid at all, having had a few relatives and a friend die of cancer and all -
brentwood_bird2000 — 17 years ago(December 31, 2008 12:14 PM)
It was he speech that was definitely affected, my friend has a long going battle with cancer in her mouth, nose and throat and has the same difficulty with her speech like Mel appeared to. (obviously to a more extreme level)
I believe it's possibly this, the auidence seemed very aware too, hence the larger applause. -
brentwood_bird2000 — 17 years ago(December 31, 2008 12:19 PM)
Thank you clairus, I will pass on your message to her.
No it hasn't offended me in the slightest, What I think everyone is most intrigued by is the fact that no-one has mentioned it in the media. -
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johnkeen_79 — 17 years ago(January 01, 2009 07:34 AM)
Here you go you cocky prick.
"Griff Rhys Jones had already stated in an earlier television appearance that Smith was suffering the effects of the early stages of Parkinsons Disease."
Although I bet you have since checked this. -
clairus99 — 17 years ago(December 31, 2008 12:48 PM)
sure - it's his business as to whether he wishes to publicise what is wrong but it must have occurred to him that people would wonder
just read on other forums people making the same kind of suppositions someone on mumsnet said that griff rhys jones let slip that he was in the early stages of parkinson's disease don't how true that is just looked up the symptoms and it doesnt seem to make sense -
littlefur123 — 17 years ago(December 31, 2008 12:53 PM)
I just read that too Clairus.
However, it doesn't seem to look like Parkinson's though. Isn't that what Michael J F5b4ox has and what Muhammed Ali had? I'm not any authority on this obviously.
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littlefur123 — 17 years ago(December 31, 2008 12:56 PM)
Actually, someone suggested on mumsnet that it could be a condition called myasthenia gravis. on wikipedia it says:
The hallmark of myasthenia gravis is fatiguability. Muscles become progressively weaker during periods of activity and improve after periods of rest. Muscles that control eye and eyelid movement, facial expression, chewing, talking, and swallowing are especially susceptible. The muscles that control breathing and neck and limb movements can also be affected. Often the physical examination is within normal limits.
A link to this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myasthenia_gravis
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