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Disease
May Kill Me Says Anderson .
Anderson: “I think I've got a good 10 years left in me.”
Anderson is
being treated with alternative medicine
Anderson, 36, told Us Weekly magazine: "I think I've got a
good 10 years left in me, which is sad, too. Maybe 15, if I'm lucky." The
former Baywatch actress and tabloid darling was diagnosed with the illness in
2001. It causes inflammation of the liver, which can lead to cirrhosis, liver
cancer and liver failure. About 3.9 million Americans have the disease.
Anti-viral drugs are a standard treatment, and therapy is successful about
half the time. But Anderson is not taking interferon, the inject able drug
hepatitis patients often use.
Her homeopathic doctor, Wendy Hewland, told the
magazine she had made a single remedy specifically for Anderson as an
alternative form of medicine. Anderson, who is a vegetarian, said: "It's
scary, but lately I've been feeling great. For some reason, my liver keeps
getting healthier." She also revealed she was no longer planning to marry
singer Kid Rock, to whom she became engaged in April last year. "Our
relationship is not really something you put a label on," she said. Anderson
was formerly married to ex-Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee, father of her
children Dylan and Brandon.
Pamela Anderson says
hepatitis C, which she was diagnosed with in 2001, will probably kill her in a
decade. "I think I've got a good 10 years left in me, which is sad, too. Maybe
15, if I'm lucky," Anderson tells Us Weekly magazine in an article for the
Nov. 3 issue. "It's scary, but lately I've been feeling great. For some
reason, my liver keeps getting healthier." Hepatitis C causes inflammation of
the liver, which can lead to cirrhosis, liver cancer and liver failure.
Anti-viral drugs are a standard treatment, and therapy is successful about
half the time. But Anderson isn't taking interferon, the injectable drug
hepatitis patients often use. Her homeopathic doctor, Wendy Hewland, tells the
magazine she "made a single remedy specifically for Pam" that Anderson is
using as an alternative form of medicine. The 36-year-old actress, who starred
in Baywatch also says she's no longer planning to marry singer Kid
Rock. They were engaged in April 2002. "We're not engaged anymore. Our
relationship is not really something you put a label on," she says. "He wanted
to buy me a house in Malibu, Calif., (in August), but the thing is, I really
just need to be with my kids and work on their relationship with their
father."
Baywatch Star's Lettuce Advice
. Actress
Pamela Anderson has donned a lettuce leaf bikini to persuade fat Britons to
become vegetarian.
The ex-Baywatch star launched the national campaign in Liverpool, which was recently named as one of the five fattest cities in the UK. Anderson will appear on a billboard poster across the city, wearing just a few strategically-placed lettuce leaves. The poster is also expected to go up in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Stoke-on-Trent and Wolverhampton, the other four "fat" cities. Commissioned by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta), the poster's slogan reads: "Turn over a new leaf - try vegetarian", and gives the GoVeg website address. Peta spokesman Sean Gifford said: "Pamela is a friend of the animals and a long-term vegetarian, so she was more than happy to help us with this campaign. "We hope she will appeal to the demographic of young men, who can be more resistant to vegetarianism. "This is a tantalizing image and we hope even the most die-hard carnivores may be tempted to go to the website and learn about what eating meat is doing to their bodies and to the animals who suffer. "We want to get the message across that Sunday roasts are sending animals to abattoirs and Liverpudlians into intensive care." The poster, which was put up in the Tuebrook area of Liverpool, received a warm reception from locals. Joiner Matt Riley, 22, said: "Pammie's looking good but I'm not sure if she would turn me into a vegetarian. "It might make me start having salad with my steak, though."
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