Maria menunos Serena Williams and 10 other celebrities who survived the terrible health scare

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celebrities sometimes seem to be greater than life - as if they are born superhumans with great talent, shiny skin, straight teeth and perfect health. But in reality, celebrities are not invincible. They have experienced the same adversity and tragedy as us. In fact, in the past few years, several celebrities have bravely faced the extremely terrible problem of near death medicine. Here are 12 celebrity health crises that keep us alert.

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1. After Selena Gomez's kidney transplantation was diagnosed as autoimmune lupus five years ago, and she neglected pain and fatigue and focused on her rigorous career, Selena Gomez began to suffer from renal deterioration, requiring transplantation. Gomez found a donor with her best friend Francia Raisa, and it usually takes seven to 10 years to get to the top of the waiting list. However, after the operation, Gomez's new kidney began to move in the body, so she endured a second six hour operation. In the opening line of today, the star admitted, "I've reached a point where life and death really matter... I don't think what we've been through is easy. Kate Walsh's brain tumor last year, actress Kate Walsh released her diagnosis of brain tumor in 2015. At the time, she explained that it was hard for her to focus and that she was exhausted and mentally disordered, which led her to go to the neurology department for an MRI. Three days after discovering a lemon sized tumor, the actress underwent surgery at the cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. In this experience, she told ABC Radio podcast Rebecca Jarvis, "most people who have experienced a major health scare or crisis like that are cliches, but if you haven't, it forces you to evaluate your life." The tumor is ultimately noncancerous (known as meningioma), but it turns Walsh into a passionate, healthy person. " Lawyer. In collaboration with CIGNA, a health insurance company, she launched an event calling for people to advocate for their own health. Now listen to: why the obsession with "happiness" in the United States is completely stressful. Sir Elton John, a 70 year old British pianist, seems unstoppable as a Grammy, Oscar and Golden Globe winner, let alone a successful AIDS activist. However, in April 2017, after the legend contracted a "potentially fatal" bacterial infection in South America, he had to cancel six live shows at Caesar's palace in Las Vegas. In a statement released by his management, John was "seriously ill" on his way back to the UK from Santiago, Chile, where he performed six concerts in Brazil, Argentina and other countries. "Infections of this nature are rare and can be fatal," the statement added. Thankfully, Elton's medical team soon discovered this and successfully treated it. The singer apologized for the disappointment of his loyal fans and praised his doctors for the excellent performance of the medical team.

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4. Sarah Silverman's epiglottis

when she stayed in cedars Sinai intensive care unit in Los Angeles for five days in 2016, she almost said her last funny words. At first, she thought she had a sore throat, but it turned out to be much worse. On Facebook on July 6, Silverman revealed that she had epiglottis, a potentially life-threatening disease that occurs when the epiglottis (the "lid" covering the trachea) expands and blocks air from entering the lungs. She has to have an operation to be cured. "They can't let me fall asleep completely during my recovery because my blood pressure is too low," she elaborated in her post. I was given enough medicine, I didn't feel the pain, I didn't know what happened, I didn't know where I was. They had to restrict my hands so that I wouldn't pull out the breathing tube. "

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5. Wendy Williams fainted on live TV, dressed in the statue of liberty for Halloween 2017, and talk show host Wendy Williams began to shiver, stopped talking, lost his balance and fainted on live TV. After a six minute business break, Williams returned to the air and said, "it wasn't a stunt. My clothes have overheated and I really fainted. But you know what? I'm the champion. "I'm back." "A lot of people think it's a joke," Williams said on deadline.com. I fainted in bed. You know I don't want to fall. "I'm a tall woman, far away from here." Medical staff found her to have a low electrolyte level, but other tests were good. Bah!

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6. Serena Williams's blood clot

despite Serena Williams's good health, her history of blood clots requires her to take hemodilution every day. However, after giving birth to daughter Olympia Alexander, the tennis superstar had to stop taking the drugs so that her caesarean section could be cured. On the second day of his daughter's birth, when things got dark, Williams began to breathe in the recovery room and asked for a CT scan. The medical team found several small blood clots and provided medication, but over time Williams became more and more ill, eventually leading to a cough attack and a split caesarean section wound. Then, during the operation, the doctor found a large hematoma (clotted blood) in her abdomen, which required a second operation. In January, Williams published an article on Facebook about her health. I personally hope that all women of color will have the best experience. My personal experience is not good, but it's my experience, and I'm glad it happened to me, "she wrote. Kevin Smith's heart attack

filmmaker / Actor / comedian, known for "staff" and "big mouse," had a heart attack while working on two shows for a comedy feature in February. At first, Smith felt sick and felt that he had eaten something bad. But then he began to sweat and breathe hard. stayWhen he was taken to the seventh day Adventist Hospital in Glendale, he was found to be 100% blocked in his left anterior descending artery. After his life was saved, Smith shared this touching message on Facebook live (also published on CNN): "for a moment, I was like... I might die. So I thought about everything. I thought about my parents and how they raised me, as well as my brother, sister, friend, wife, child... And I'm satisfied with the strange and wonderful career I've been in for so long. "

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8. In February 2017, Maria menounos began to have health problems when she helped her mother through the recovery period of stage 4 brain cancer. Menunos became dizzy, headache, vagueness and difficulty reading the teleprompter on the set. MRI showed that the TV star had a golf ball sized meningioma that was compressing her facial nerve. In a complex 7-hour resection, doctors were able to remove 99.9% of benign tumors. After recovering, she told people, "we are the carers of women, and we put ourselves last. I've always told people that if your car makes a strange noise, you give it to the mechanic. Why do we ignore when our bodies make strange sounds? "

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9. Sean Hayes's small intestine split at the end of last year, and Sean Hayes of will and grace explained on the Ellen DeGeneres Show why he had to cancel treatment for her a few weeks ago: his small intestine suddenly split and "poisoned his body." "[P]

" when I go to bed, I suddenly feel a sharp pain in my stomach, "he said. This condition is called spontaneous perforation, if not treated immediately, it may lead to a life-threatening infection, called septicemia. According to Hayes, what is the solution? Doctors simply "cut out the broken part and put it back in place like a chip holder." Easy to understand.

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10. Last year's new year's Eve, sorange Knowles's autonomic nervous disorder forced her to abruptly cancel her debut at the African punk festival in Johannesburg, Africa. "For the past five months, I've been quietly treating and treating an autonomic disorder," she wrote. This journey is not easy for me. " Although she did not elaborate on her disease (except for what she called "complex diagnosis"), some common symptoms of autonomic nervous disease include dizziness and fainting, abnormal sweating, and dyspepsia.

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11. After Robbie Williams got a serious illness in the backstage concert, his brain was abnormal. The doctor found something similar to blood in his brain, which caused him to stay in the ICU for a week. The 43 year old singer told the sun that his left arm was numb and he was dribbling the ball from his mouth, unable to breathe completely. Williams admitted that the terrible health scare had made him reassess his life. "Once you've lived on this planet for 43 years, you realize that even if you have everything I have, you're not invincible," he explained. From now on, I will take care of myself more carefully. Three weeks after his train trip, Bob SEG was strangled in the spinal cord and his hands began to tingle and numb. After an MRI examination, doctors found that the 72 year old man's cervical disc was ruptured and his spinal cord was severely compressed. When he was allowed to continue acting, SEG's doctors warned him that if he started dragging his legs to the ER, he would go straight to the ER, which would happen soon.

SEG cancelled his tour date for the remaining cervical laminectomy, a spinal operation designed to relieve stress in the spinal cord. Nerve root. SEG's method is to avoid the throat through the back of the neck. In an interview with billboard, Seger said: "the pain has eased, I think it's a tenth, but it's constant." He added, "they say it's going to hurt in three months." What do you think of Mike Coppola / Getty Images entertainment / Getty Images Which of these celebrity health scares shocked you the most? Do you know anyone who has experienced these near death situations? Share your story in the comments below!

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