Famous Faces
Real Conditions
51 public figures. Multiple conditions. One message: you are not alone, and chronic illness doesn't define what you're capable of.
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🩸 Type 2 Diabetes & Pre-Diabetes
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"I have Type 2 diabetes." — announced live on Late Show, 2013
Paula Deen disclosed her Type 2 diagnosis in 2012 after managing it privately for three ye…
Drew Carey reversed his Type 2 diabetes through weight loss — and has been medication-free…
Grammy winner Patti LaBelle has been a leading voice in diabetes awareness for over two de…
🫀 Heart Disease & High Cholesterol
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The 42nd President had quadruple bypass surgery in 2004 — then transformed his health enti…
David Letterman survived quintuple bypass surgery in 2000 and used humor to demystify reco…
Rosie O'Donnell survived a heart attack by recognizing the silent symptoms — and urges all…
Larry King survived seven heart attacks and used every one as a platform to advocate for c…
❤️ High Blood Pressure
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The 44th President's hypertension was managed with medication and exercise throughout his …
Oscar winner Forest Whitaker has spoken about managing high blood pressure as part of his …
NBA legend Magic Johnson manages hypertension alongside HIV — a model of comprehensive, pr…
🫘 Chronic Kidney Disease
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Selena Gomez received a kidney transplant in 2017 from her friend — and turned a health cr…
George Lopez's mother donated a kidney to him in 2005 — a profound story about family, hea…
Modern Family's Sarah Hyland received two kidney transplants — and has become one of the m…
NBA All-Star Alonzo Mourning retired, received a kidney transplant from his cousin — then …
💧 Bladder Health & Incontinence
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Whoopi Goldberg has been one of the most prominent celebrities to discuss bladder leaks op…
Kate Winslet has been remarkably candid about post-birth stress incontinence — and her hon…
Kris Jenner discussed bladder leaks candidly on Keeping Up with the Kardashians — bringing…
🧠 ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)
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Stephen Hawking was diagnosed with ALS at 21 and lived 55 more years — one of the most rem…
Lou Gehrig's farewell speech in 1939 — "I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of …
Pete Frates started the Ice Bucket Challenge — raising over $200 million for ALS research …
New Orleans Saints hero Steve Gleason was diagnosed with ALS in 2011 — and became one of A…
🩺 Pre-Diabetes
Visit hub →😴 CPAP & Sleep Apnea
Visit hub →NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal participated in a landmark Stanford sleep apnea study — and be…
Beloved TV host Regis Philbin publicly discussed his sleep apnea diagnosis and CPAP therap…
Comedian and actress Amy Poehler has been candid about managing sleep apnea — proof it can…
🫀 Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)
Visit hub →🤰 Pregnancy & Maternal Health
Visit hub →Beyoncé revealed she had preeclampsia and an emergency C-section with her twins in 2017.
Serena Williams nearly died after delivering her daughter — and had to fight to be heard b…
Kim Kardashian documented two high-risk pregnancies complicated by placenta accreta — a ra…
Meghan Markle publicly disclosed her miscarriage in a 2020 New York Times op-ed — breaking…