If michael jackson had lupus, he would have to hide it in order to be able to keep working. that's how show biz works. you can't get anyone to insure your tour if you might end up sick and cancel because of a rpe-existing condition. so if i were him and wanted to keep open the option of working, i would hide the fact that i had lupus. also, lupus is so misunderstood that i imagine he did not want to have to be the poster child for it and have ot educate everyone on this misunderstood disease. he had enough crap swirling around him as it was.
lupus would explain everything- the umbrellas shielding him from the sun, the autoimmune skin disease, the need for pain killers and other drugs. And the cardiac arrest. Most people who die from lupus die of cardiac arrest.
some say that anna nicole smith had lupus, and that she hid it because she didn't want to be remembered that way.
very few celebs come out and admit to a chronic illness. lots of them come out and talk about cancer, because cancer has had a great public campaign of awareness and no stigma attached to it anymore. also, it's something that happens, then you get better. the chronic illness... is chronic.
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I understand why he didn't say anything but if someone doesn't step up then no one is going to take the time to understand lupus.
I've been hearing both that he did have Lupus and that he didn't. Now it's been "confirmed" by his doctor on Good Morning America (article found at -http://abcnews.go.com/Health/MichaelJackson/story?id=8041395&page=1.
I also understand him not saying anything especially with all the criticism he already endured, but I agree with dizzydownward, that more people need to stand up. That's the only way we as Lupus patients will get more awareness. I commend those celebrities that are speaking out for it. You can find more celebrities that have Lupus on this site - http://www.cure4lupus.org/awareness/celebrities.htm
Heck, I'm an ordinary person and I don't tell people I have lupus unless they specifically notice something.
I don't tell people up front either, because I don't like the things people often say to me, like "you have a hidden sin in your life" or "is that a form of AIDs?" etc.
Rather than opening myself up to the judgment of, sadly, much of the population, I try to first get to know a person, then, once I know their character, I might give them this personal piece of information.
Sounds crazy, as i'm typing this on the internet where anyone can find it, but they have to be looking for "lupus" to find it, for the most part.
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