Sip and a puff Sep 10, 2009
" An Oxford University graduate and talented sportswoman in her youth, by 2003 Hilary's illness had laid her so low she was a virtual recluse, never leaving the home she shared with her husband Clifford, and by her own admission deeply depressed. A friend suggested she go to Westbere Sailing. The center specializes in helping disabled people on to the water, but Hilary almost never made the 20-minute trip from her home near Canterbury in southern England. "I was ill and running a temperature and... (CNN -- International)
Katherine Erickson: Thanks for CRPS story Aug 7, 2009
Complex regional pain syndrome, or CRPS, also known as reflex sympathetic dystrophy, or RSD, is a chronic pain syndrome characterized by severe and relentless pain that affects between 200,000 and 1. 2 million Americans. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Paula Abdul: A Timeline Of The Former 'Idol' Judge's Long Career Aug 6, 2009
" On "Idol" Abdul's quirky personality quickly became one of the main attractions of the show, highlighted by her spirited banter with Cowell, who seemed at times amused and slightly annoyed by Abdul's perennially upbeat, but often hard-to-decipher jewels of wisdom for the aspiring singers. Abdul often served as the mothering voice of hope to the endless string of hopeless singers who paraded across the "Idol" stage, counseling them to keep reaching for their dreams, glumly advising them to... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Abdul Kicks Painkiller Addiction May 7, 2009
The 46-year-old star says in the June issue of Ladies' Home Journal she could have killed herself after years of dependence on painkillers she took for a chronic, painful nerve condition, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome (RSD). Abdul told the magazine she checked herself into the La Costa Resort and Spa, in Carlsbad, Calif. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Paula Abdul Admits Painkiller Battle May 7, 2009
She was also diagnosed with reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome -- a chronic condition that causes debilitating pain -- in 2005. Abdul told Ladies' Home Journal that after 15 surgeries, yoga and spiritual workshops, she feels 96 percent better. (Click2Houston, TX)
Paula Abdul On Painkiller Addiction: 'I Could Have Killed Myself' May 6, 2009
" Several years ago, Abdul was diagnosed with Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome, a chronic neurological condition characterized by severe burning pain and tissue swelling. The disorder also caused teeth-chattering and skin lesions for Abdul. The "Idol" judge wore a patch that delivered a dose of medication approximately 80 times more powerful than morphine, took a nerve medication to relieve her symptoms and occasionally used a muscle relaxer. But the pain became so severe that it disrupted... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Scoop: Paula blames painkillers May 6, 2009
In the June issue of Ladies Home Journal, its revealed that Abdul had a condition, reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome, that required aggressive pain management. She wore a patch that delivered a pain medication 80 times more potent than morphine, took a nerve medication, and sometimes took a muscle relaxer, according to LHJ. It was this combination that Abdul said caused her to get weird, at times. (MSNBC -- Gossip)
SUPPORT GROUPS Mar 24, 2009
-The director for the Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Support Group of Western PA has changed to Tanya Schrader, 814-873-1564. -Project C.H.A.T., Conversation on Health and Aging Topics with Judy Bekeny, R.N., fourth Wednesday of month, 12:30 p.m., Mercy Center on Aging, 444 E. Grandview Blvd. Call 824-2214. (Erie Times-News, PA)
