King of pop might drop

Avatard · 12-22-2008, 05:35 PM

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...122201103.html

Health Highlights: Dec. 22, 2008

Monday, December 22, 2008; 12:00 AM

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:

Said to Need Lung Transplant

, the self-proclaimed King of Pop, needs a lung transplant because he's suffering from a rare respiratory condition, according to the author of a new Jackson biography.

Author Ian Halperin told In Touch magazine and Britain's Sunday Express newspaper that the reclusive performer may even be fighting for his life, the Houston Chronicle newspaper reported on its Web site.

Halperin said Jackson has been diagnosed with Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency, an occasionally fatal genetic condition.

"He's had it for years, but it's gotten worse,'' Halperin told In Touch. "He needs a lung transplant but may be too weak to go through with it. He also has emphysema and chronic gastrointestinal bleeding, which his doctors have had a lot of trouble stopping. It's the bleeding that is the most problematic part. It could kill him,'' according to the Chronicle.

Jackson "can barely speak" and "the vision in his left eye is 95 percent gone," Halperin said.

Jackson's spokesman was unavailable for comment Sunday. But the singer's brother Jermaine didn't deny the reports, telling Fox News, "He's not doing so well right now. This isn't a good time," the Chronicle reported.

Dr. Len Horovitz, a pulmonary specialist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, treated Jackson at Lenox Hill in 1999.

"Alpha-1-anti-trypsin deficiency is a relatively rare genetic disorder that becomes apparent in young adulthood and early middle age, especially if smoking is added to the equation," Horovitz said in a hospital news release. "The liver can also be affected, causing cirrhosis. The disease produces an early-onset emphysema, just as one might see in an older smoker. Treatment for mild or moderate cases involves infusions of a specific medication. In advanced stages, a lung transplant may be necessary.

"Since this is a genetic disorder, other members of the Jackson family must be tested for this genetic variant," Horovitz added.

----

FT BSTRD · 12-22-2008, 05:52 PM

Can't he just buy a small boy and take his?

Avatard · 12-22-2008, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FT BSTRD

Can't he just buy a small boy and take his?

Particle Man · 12-22-2008, 06:24 PM

all those years suckin' pure oxygen before shows couldn't have helped.

Method · 12-22-2008, 08:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Particle Man

all those years suckin' pure oxygen before shows couldn't have helped.

And I'm sure that all those years under the knife were so good for him as well..

FT BSTRD · 12-22-2008, 08:30 PM

In the end, he will die penniless and alone.

The vultures will pick the bones of his estate.

Pretty damn sad existence.

Lino · 12-22-2008, 06:27 PM

I thought

was coming to the Walmart... he heard that they have small boys pants half off..

Riceaholic · 12-22-2008, 07:23 PM

Couldn't of happened to a nicer guy/girl...

12-22-2008, 05:35 PM	#1
Avatard Crotch Rocket Curmudgeon Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Here to integrity Moto: Li'l red baby Ninja Posts: 7,482	King of pop might drop http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...122201103.html Health Highlights: Dec. 22, 2008 Monday, December 22, 2008; 12:00 AM Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: Said to Need Lung Transplant , the self-proclaimed King of Pop, needs a lung transplant because he's suffering from a rare respiratory condition, according to the author of a new Jackson biography. Author Ian Halperin told In Touch magazine and Britain's Sunday Express newspaper that the reclusive performer may even be fighting for his life, the Houston Chronicle newspaper reported on its Web site. Halperin said Jackson has been diagnosed with Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency, an occasionally fatal genetic condition. "He's had it for years, but it's gotten worse,'' Halperin told In Touch. "He needs a lung transplant but may be too weak to go through with it. He also has emphysema and chronic gastrointestinal bleeding, which his doctors have had a lot of trouble stopping. It's the bleeding that is the most problematic part. It could kill him,'' according to the Chronicle. Jackson "can barely speak" and "the vision in his left eye is 95 percent gone," Halperin said. Jackson's spokesman was unavailable for comment Sunday. But the singer's brother Jermaine didn't deny the reports, telling Fox News, "He's not doing so well right now. This isn't a good time," the Chronicle reported. Dr. Len Horovitz, a pulmonary specialist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, treated Jackson at Lenox Hill in 1999. "Alpha-1-anti-trypsin deficiency is a relatively rare genetic disorder that becomes apparent in young adulthood and early middle age, especially if smoking is added to the equation," Horovitz said in a hospital news release. "The liver can also be affected, causing cirrhosis. The disease produces an early-onset emphysema, just as one might see in an older smoker. Treatment for mild or moderate cases involves infusions of a specific medication. In advanced stages, a lung transplant may be necessary. "Since this is a genetic disorder, other members of the Jackson family must be tested for this genetic variant," Horovitz added. ---- __________________ Insert free thought here.

12-22-2008, 05:52 PM	#2
FT BSTRD Tractor Driver Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Franklin, TN Moto: Buell XB12X Ulysses Posts: 1,007	Can't he just buy a small boy and take his? __________________ "I do get tired of reading,'my buddy is a racer and says the Buell will never work' I always want to say 'Who the FCK is your buddy and is he faster than Shawn Higbee?" --Erik Buell*

12-22-2008, 06:24 PM	#4
Particle Man Custom User Title Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Central NY Moto: 2003 SV650S Posts: 14,959	all those years suckin' pure oxygen before shows couldn't have helped. __________________ I'm not "fat." I'm "Enlarged to show texture." Handle every stressful situation like a DOG: If you can't eat it or hump it, pi$$ on it & walk away.

12-22-2008, 08:30 PM	#6
FT BSTRD Tractor Driver Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Franklin, TN Moto: Buell XB12X Ulysses Posts: 1,007	In the end, he will die penniless and alone. The vultures will pick the bones of his estate. Pretty damn sad existence. __________________ "I do get tired of reading,'my buddy is a racer and says the Buell will never work' I always want to say 'Who the FCK is your buddy and is he faster than Shawn Higbee?" --Erik Buell*

12-22-2008, 06:27 PM	#7
Lino speed walker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: in da 305 Moto: Sprint ST Posts: 325	I thought was coming to the Walmart... he heard that they have small boys pants half off..

12-22-2008, 07:23 PM	#8
Riceaholic High Life Drinker Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Tampa Bay Moto: 01 GSXR 1000 - Yamaha Zuma 125 Posts: 961	Couldn't of happened to a nicer guy/girl...