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Docs Warn Amy, “Quit Drugs - or Die!”

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Junkie Amy Winehouse has received the cold, hard truth from doctors at a private London hospital who have warned her to quit her drug habit or face an untimely death.

Amy, who has been at the hospital since Monday, had tests ran after collapsing at her home in Camden. According to reports, doctors ran the tests to see what was ailing her. They came back “inconclusive,” which I don’t believe unless these doctors are complete morons.

Anyhow, the drugs have taken quite a toll on the 24-year-old and apparently doctors have sternly warned her that if she doesn’t get clean soon she will absolutely die young.

A source told The Sun, “She might have escaped this time, but eventually she won’t get up again. The only thing to stop that happening is if she quits drugs.”

I truly hope she cleans herself up but really I think she may be too far gone to turn back. Not that it couldn’t be done, I just don’t think she honestly realizes that she is dying. I mean, doesn’t she look in the mirror sometimes and go, “What the f*ck am I doing to myself?!”

If I was her parent I would be doing anything in my power to get, and keep, her in rehab. Hell, if I had to stay with her and go through it with her I would. If somebody doesn’t step up and really support this kid she’s going to become just another Rock n’ Roll casualty . .

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Scott Baio and His Infant’s Medical Scare

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Scott Baio, 47, is opening up about the medical scare he and wife Renee Sloan, 39, had to endure with their infant daughter Bailey DeLuca.

Only one day after mother and child came home from the hospital, Bailey, who was born premature, had tested positive for a potentially fatal disorder.

“[I could] hear it in her voice,” Renee said of the call from the pediatrician asking them to bring their daughter in for further testing.

Preliminary testing had showed she might have GA-1, (a metabolic disorder that can cause seizures and leads to coma and even death) Baio said it was the worst day of his life.

“Every breath that you take, every thought that you have, every moment that you’re conscious, it’s all you’re thinking about. The disease is a constant in your brain. It never leaves you.”

Renee agreed saying, “Every time [Scott] would see a child, see a baby, he would just break down. It was so tough to go through the holidays, our wedding … all the while knowing, our kid may die.”

After an exhausting ten weeks of running tests, the couple was ecstatic to learn that Bailey was completely healthy and that the result had been a false positive. “We jumped through the ceiling,” Baio said.

Still, having sympathy for children and families afflicted with the disease, the couple have started the ‘Bailey Baio Angel Foundation’ to promote awareness.

Kelsey Grammer Hospitalized

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Kelsey Grammer, 53, has been hospitalized after suffering a mild heart attack.

He and wife Camille had just returned to their Hawaiian home after enjoying the ocean when he began to experience symptoms.

A statement on Grammar’s condition was released, “Grammer experienced symptoms Saturday morning after paddle boarding with his wife Camille at their Hawaiian home. Grammer was immediately taken to an area hospital where it was determined that he had a mild heart attack.”

He is said to be resting comfortably and is expected to be released later in the week.

Sen. Ted Kennedy Undergoes Brain Surgery

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Senator Ted Kennedy is undergoing bran surgery this morning at Duke University Medical Center in Durham N.C.

Doctors are hoping to remove the malignant glioma tumor in his brain. Unfortunately, in most cases the growth is fatal, even after treatment.

Kennedy released the following statement,

“I am deeply grateful to the people of Massachusetts and to my friends, colleagues and so many others across the country and around the world who have expressed their support and good wishes as I tackle this new and unexpected health challenge. I am humbled by the outpouring and am strengthened by your prayers and kindness. I look forward to returning to the United States Senate and to doing everything I can to help elect Barack Obama as our next president.”

Kennedy expects to remain at the hospital for about a week before heading back to Boston where he will receive chemotherapy and radiation for a period of at least one month.

Celebrity Quote of the Day - Steven Tyler

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“The doctors told me the pain in my feet could be corrected but it would require a few surgeries over time. The ‘foot repair’ pain was intense, greater than I’d anticipated. The months of rehabilitative care and the painful strain of physical therapy were traumatic. I really needed a safe environment to recuperate where I could shut off my phone and get back on my feet. Make no mistake, Aerosmith has no plans to stop rocking. There’s a new album to record, then another tour.”

-Steven Tyler denies that he went to rehab for substance abuse, instead it was a foot injury that needed attention.

Patrick Swayze Living Quality Life, Responding Well to Treatment

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Patrick Swayze isn’t letting pancreatic cancer keep him down.

Back in March rumors swarmed that Swayze may only have five weeks to live. That was twelve weeks ago.

Swayze, 55, says his body is responding well to the experimental CyberKnife treatment at Stanford University Medical Center. The CyberKnife delivers high doses of radiation to the cancer in his pancreas without damaging surrounding tissue.

Patrick and his wife, Lisa Niemi, have been keeping busy, enjoying life to the fullest. This weekend they attended a Lakers game and the couple celebrated Lisa’s birthday on Monday. They also recently renewed their marriage vows on their New Mexico ranch.

Patrick released the following statement to People magazine:

“Thought I’d give you guys a little update. Lisa and I have been back and forth from New Mexico enjoying the arrival of spring and new baby calves. This past weekend, we spent a fun time with friends in Reno for Lisa’s birthday, where I took her jewelry shopping at Kenny G & Company and (we) were able to find her something really special and much deserved! In the meantime, I am continuing treatment at Stanford and the great news is I continue to respond well.”

Cancer is just so terrible. I, as many of you, have lost a loved one to cancer and damn, it is really awful. Sometimes death comes so quickly - and other times it doesn’t happen fast enough. Either way, it is a really terrible way to die, and it is incredibly difficult on families.

I wish Patrick and his wife the best. I think they are very fortunate to be able to spend quality time together as they have been doing.

They are a shining example to Hollywood as to what true love really is.

Next month the couple will celebrate their 33rd wedding anniversary.


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Celebrity Quote of the Day - Ashley Judd

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“I had a very unsafe and unstable childhood about 10 months out of the year. I didn’t have my normal, natural little-girl needs met. I was left on my own a great deal. There was a time when I skipped a whole week of school because my mom was on the road, I didn’t have a ride and I’d gotten ashamed of calling friends. I had my first childhood depression at eight - severe, intense, hole-in-the-soul loneliness. No one noticed.”

- Ashley Judd says she has battled depression since childhood

Ted Kennedy Diagnosed with Malignant Brain Tumor

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Ted Kennedy diagnosed with malignant brain tumor

Doctors discovered that Senator Ted Kennedy, 76, has a brain tumor after having a seizure last week.

The malignant tumor is located in his left parietal lobe. Kennedy has been hospitalized since Saturday.

His family is keeping quiet about the matter and have been at his side constantly. His doctors say he is in good spirits.

It’s not known at this time what course of treatment he and his doctor will chose.

Whitney Houston’s Daughter Attempted Suicide?

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Ok, here we go again with another National Enquirer story, but sometimes they know what’s up before everyone else.

According to Ann Davis, a family friend, Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston’s 15 year-old daughter, Bobbi Kristina, got into an argument with her mother a few days before her 15th birthday (March 4th) and it got ugly.  Real ugly.

She apparently tried to stab her mother with a razor before slashing her own wrists. The incident landed her in an Atlanta psychiatric ward.

Since Bobby and Whitney have split, Bobbi has been living with her mother, much to her dismay.

That poor girl has probably seen a lot of crazy sh*t over the years. Unfortunately, she too, will probably end up with a drug problem…

Jessica Simpson’s Hospitalization Due to Partying or Sex?

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Jessica Simpson

Star magazine is reporting that Jessica Simpson’s March 28th hospitalization for a kidney infection was brought on by months of partying and excessive drinking.

Simpson, who has been hopping from one guy to the next since divorcing Nick Lachey, is currently dating Dallas Cowboy QB Tony Romo, who likes to party.

A source said, “She used to keep her drinks to a minimum, because she’s very conscientious about the calories,” says a source. “But Tony and his buddies really party hard, and I think they expect Jessica to keep up with them. But she is like a third of their weight and just can’t hold as much as they can.”

The source adds that Simpson and Tony have been partying hard for months and that it led to her hospitalization. It was “brought on by drinking an obscene amount of alcohol,” says the source. “She was treated for a kidney infection, a bladder infection and a urinary tract infection.”

Jessica’s infections were brought on by the drinking? Now, I’m not a doctor, but I have never heard of a bladder infection caused by drinking alcohol. However, I do know that sex can bring that sh*t on, and you know these two are going at it like mad. Jessica also requested a pregnancy test during her hospital stay.

According to Wikipedia: “A common cause of UTI is an increase in sexual activity, such as vigorous sexual intercourse with a new partner. The term “honeymoon cystitis” has been applied to this phenomenon.”

Heh. Yup. There you have it folks. Spicy’s diagnosis.



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