Your Health Minute:
No, it's not your local health report. You won't find out how to eat right, feel
better or cure athlete's foot. But you will find out why the Hollywood hospitals have been
quite busy lately.
Patient:Matthew
Perry Problem: Severe Stomach Pains Diagnosis: Matthew was originally admitted for flu symptoms. But now he's complaining
of stomach pains. Doctors are conducting tests but his prognosis and when he'll be
released from the hospital remain unknown. Meanwhile, negotiations with his fellow
Friends are still underway. The $1 million each episode demands will
certainly help with those hospital bills.
Patient: Sean Brosnan (son of Pierce
Brosnan) Problem: Injured Passenger In April 22 Car Crash Diagnosis: Sean, 16, was released from the hospital this week. He is recovering at his
dad's Malibu home. Papa Pierce is currently in Ireland working on his new film but will
return to California later this week. Then it's back to Ireland again to marry Keely
Shaye-Smith later this month. Sean will be well enough by then to attend his father's
wedding.
Patient:Michael J.
Fox Problem: Parkinson's Disease Diagnosis: Michael's beginning to feel the effects of Parkinson's. He says, "I'm slower
than I was. I'm not as dexterous." He left Spin City because of the physically
draining toll it was taking. Even though Parkinson's usually strikes senior citizens,
Michael was diagnosed at 29. He still plans to use his fame in the fight against
Parkinson's. "Maybe my being in this position can, in a small way, influence the
outcome. I mean, God, who wouldn't give the world for that?"
Patient:Estelle
Getty Problem: Parkinson's Disease Diagnosis: Estelle has been diagnosed with Parkinson's. She's best known for her
Emmy-winning performance as the witty and sometimes crude Sophia Petrillo on The
Golden Girls. The 76-year-old actress played Sophia from 1985-1992
Tying The Knot...Quick!
Guess Angelina Jolie
didn't want Billy Bob
Thornton changing his mind like he did with Laura Dern. She
became the fifth Mrs. Billy Bob Thornton at a quickie ceremony in Las Vegas. You heard it
here just a couple of weeks ago that Angelina staked her claim on Billy Bob--a real
surprise to Laura. But Angelina said she'd be the one marrying Billy Bob and it looks like
she got her wish. The two tied the knot at a less than glamorous service in Vegas--Angelina, 24, wore a sleeveless number...A sleeveless blue sweater and jeans, that is. And
Billy Bob, 44, wore jeans and a baseball cap. The ceremony being a little less than
traditional went even further. Angelina refused to utter that faithful vow about obedience.
And the cost for this extravagant wedding, a whopping $189...the "Beginning Package."
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