EFM1062 Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 I've been watching The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970 BBC version with Keith Michell) and I'm now on Episode 5 - his marriage to Catherine Howard. The morning after speech that she gives to Henry regarding himself - listened to now knowing Cushing's - and you can say most definitely that this man had Cushing's. Irritability, wound not healing, up in the wee hours of the morning, impotence, appetite, strength & stamina from no where. I am a little upset though - I have his measurements & I'm only 5'5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amity79 Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 Yeah, I think he was a cushie...AND... it would take a lot more research, but I may be a descendant....my british granny's maiden name was Humphries...and a co-worker big into geneology traced that name as being tied to descendants of ol' Henry. Lovely. What we need is a celebrity to come down with it...that will get this disease more publicity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 2000 Posts gumdrop Posted December 1, 2009 Over 2000 Posts Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 http://cushings.invisionzone.com/index.php...91&hl=henry The jousting accident that turned Henry VIII into a tyrant http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-...nt-1670421.html Two serious head injuries in his life. Its the perfect recipe for Cushings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DebraC Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 Yeah, I think he was a cushie...AND... it would take a lot more research, but I may be a descendant....my british granny's maiden name was Humphries...and a co-worker big into geneology traced that name as being tied to descendants of ol' Henry. Lovely. What we need is a celebrity to come down with it...that will get this disease more publicity. Interesting. There are maybe more celebrities than we realize. I think there are probably some celebrities that have it and don't know it. I can't help myself but to look at actors when I watch tv now and wonder. Anyone else look for the hump while watching tv? Or am I just obsessed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amity79 Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 Yeah...each time the biggest loser starts up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFM1062 Posted December 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 I've been thinking about the teen actor who plays Jake on Two and a Half Men. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkie Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 Wynona Judd James Spader Neil Cavuto Rosie O'Donnell Those are my picks. love, melly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbinig Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 I've read that it is believed that Henry VIII actually had porphyria. Who knows, though, maybe it was actually Cushing's. Melissa B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWOLF74 Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 Interesting. There are maybe more celebrities than we realize. I think there are probably some celebrities that have it and don't know it. I can't help myself but to look at actors when I watch tv now and wonder. Anyone else look for the hump while watching tv? Or am I just obsessed? i think Chers Transgenered Son is a CUSHY..... just look at the progression over time..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member of the 1000 Post Club happy41 Posted December 1, 2009 Member of the 1000 Post Club Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 I vote on Kirstie Alley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member of the 1000 Post Club cat lady Posted December 2, 2009 Member of the 1000 Post Club Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 I posted about Henry VIII a while back. There were a bunch of articles on him about a year ago or so. And I vote for Sally Struthers. Poor woman has been picked on for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelissaG Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 Two serious head injuries in his life. Its the perfect recipe for Cushings. Wait a second.....what do you mean by this? Please explain the corrolation between head injuries and cushings. I have never heard this before. (I had a major head injury when I was a pre-teen) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DebraC Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 (edited) I've been thinking about the teen actor who plays Jake on Two and a Half Men. Two and a half men was one I was thinking, but I was thinking the actress who plays Berta Also, Roseanne, Carnie Wilson, Kathy Bates? I also thought of Kirsty, too. There's a few more I can't think of right now. Edited December 2, 2009 by DebraC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justashell Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 Melissa B.---I've been reading up on porphyria---and other stuff too---but I think that somewhere, Porphyria was called the "royal" disease---due to lots of English royalty being afflicted with it. I have the same thoughts about Henry VIII being a cushie---he could have already been pre-disposed to the disease---and a head injury could have thrown things totally out of whack. I may be imagining things---but it seems like the documentary I saw on Henry VIII stated that he was a very nice fellow when he was younger---but turned into a royal tyrant later on. Of course being under tons of pressure doesn't help things either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tealou Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 I was watching repeats of Roseanne here (they are showing it from the beginning) and my husband gives me a funny look when I say that I think she is Cushie. Remembering that she also had gastric bypass which only moderately changed her weight... The others not so much, but Roseanne, look at those skinny legs & arms & her face. My word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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