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Today I learned...

Bluewave
Bluewave

Lady Gaga has fibromyalgia, but she is managing her pain well.



https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-13816927/lady-gaga-fibromyalgia-pain-vanished-vogue.html?ito=native_share_article-nativemenubutton

BlueSky
BlueSky
Wow. A couple years ago I read about another celebrity with fibro but now I can't remember who.

Oh, I think it's Morgan Freedman
Fantod
Fantod
Morgan Freeman has it too. Gaga has been pretty public over the years about her diagnosis.
milily14
milily14
Well , I am glad she appears to be doing okay. I would imagine it is easier to manage when you have unlimited resources for unlimited expensive alternative treatments and to be able to pay people to do your laundry, housework , and well just about everything .

I am not aware that she has done anything significant to raise awareness re fibro and push for more research and any attempt to get alternative therapies covered for the common folk thru insurance or another way. That is disappointing to me.
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