Etta James Is Suffering Alzheimer's Disease - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 02-01-2010, 08:44 PM

Singing legend Etta James has been secretly battling Alzheimer's Disease for more than a year, her son has revealed. The 72-year-old R&B star was admitted to the Riverside Community Hospital in southern California a week ago, with a suspected urinary tract infection.

At the time, Donto James revealed his mother had been treated earlier this year for a dependency on painkillers and over-the-counter medication.

He now tells CNN the singer was diagnosed with Alzheimer's over a year ago and has battled it in secret ever since.

Donto, who plays in his mother's band, reveals the ailing "At Last" singer is suffering from speech difficulties, and has contracted the potentially-deadly MRSA virus since first undergoing treatment.

The worried musician says, "I am going to end up losing my mother if it keeps going on like this. There has to be another doctor out there who can tell me what is going on with my mother."

But he remains confident she can bounce back: "I want my mother back onstage again.I know it can happen."

http://www.starpulse.com/news/index....zheimer_s_dise

catlover79 · 02-02-2010, 12:29 AM

I'm so sorry to hear that.

God bless her.

MickeyMac · 02-02-2010, 10:35 AM

This bites ass.

You music fans here owe it to yourself's to check out Etta James's LP Rocks The House. This was recorded in a small club in the south around 1963, but its one of the best live shows you will ever hear. The title says it all.

02-01-2010, 08:44 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Etta James Is Suffering Alzheimer's Disease Singing legend Etta James has been secretly battling Alzheimer's Disease for more than a year, her son has revealed. The 72-year-old R&B star was admitted to the Riverside Community Hospital in southern California a week ago, with a suspected urinary tract infection. At the time, Donto James revealed his mother had been treated earlier this year for a dependency on painkillers and over-the-counter medication. He now tells CNN the singer was diagnosed with Alzheimer's over a year ago and has battled it in secret ever since. Donto, who plays in his mother's band, reveals the ailing "At Last" singer is suffering from speech difficulties, and has contracted the potentially-deadly MRSA virus since first undergoing treatment. The worried musician says, "I am going to end up losing my mother if it keeps going on like this. There has to be another doctor out there who can tell me what is going on with my mother." But he remains confident she can bounce back: "I want my mother back onstage again.I know it can happen." http://www.starpulse.com/news/index....zheimer_s_dise
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02-02-2010, 12:29 AM	#2
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	I'm so sorry to hear that. God bless her.
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02-02-2010, 10:35 AM	#3
MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,004	This bites ass. You music fans here owe it to yourself's to check out Etta James's LP Rocks The House. This was recorded in a small club in the south around 1963, but its one of the best live shows you will ever hear. The title says it all.