PETER PAUL RUBENS
Peter Paul Rubens was a Flemish artist, whom people considered to be influential in the Flemish Baroque tradition. His artworks were his investments for him to be known globally. His works mostly include oil sketches. There are numerous history paintings that are inspired by his commissioned works, and these are now highly valued all over the world in art museums.
However, what people did not know about was Peter’s struggles from the background. Peter has developed arthritis in the last 30 years of his life. Nevertheless, he continued to be a great husband to his wife and a loving father to his eight children.
CLAIRE KING
Claire King is a famous soap opera star in London, who also openly shared her journey about having arthritis. Her most prominent roles were in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. She was 33 years old when she found out about having arthritis, and she was since suffering from this disease. Due to her condition, it became hard for her to work. Since then, she’s been feeling pain in her fingers and her joints, but she continued to pursue work. She made use of investment money to find the right treatments for her disease. She has been living a good life now and doing the activities she likes to do, including riding horses.
JAMES COBURN
People may have been familiar with James Coburn for his roles in the films The Magnificent Seven, Affliction, and Monsters. In 1999, he openly discussed to the public his battle with rheumatoid arthritis for 15 years. He said a supplement cured his disease, but the symptoms bothered him again when he was working in the business. It may be due to the long hours of standing, so he treated it with electromagnetic treatments, MSM supplements, and tissue massage. Unfortunately, James succumbed to heart failure at the age of 74 in 2002. He was listening to music with his grandchildren when he had his heart attack. By then, we hope he had already arranged things with a probate attorney to take care of his possessions since the attack came unforeseen.
KATHLEEN TURNER
Kathleen Turner shot to stardom was when she starred in the hit movies like Romancing The Stones, The War of the Roses, and Jewel of The Nile. She is known for her signature style of having a deep voice. In 1992, she found out she had rheumatoid arthritis after she gave birth to her first child. She used her investment money into partnering with various foundations to raise awareness about RA. Due to the stiffness of her joints that the disease has caused, it was difficult for Kathleen to keep working. Despite this, her determination and courage prevailed. She underwent 12 surgeries to help ease some of her sufferings. She is now in her ’60s and is still active in the industry.
KRISTY MCPHERSON
Kristy McPherson is an American professional golfer who won several accolades and earned five major LPGA titles. Little did people know, she already had arthritis at the height of her career. But still, it didn’t stop her from reaching her dreams. Kristy has a rare form of juvenile arthritis, which developed at the age of 12. The symptoms she had were having back pain and feeling itchy all over her body. There was even a point in her life when she was bedridden for almost a year. She had gradually conquered her illness by having the right treatment of medication and lifestyle adjustments. Having proper insurance will surely be beneficial for Kristy.
MICHAEL KULUVA
Michael Kuluva is an American fashion designer who was once a figure skater from the 1980s to 2000s. Michael had a colorful career, which made a massive success in the fashion industry. He did an investment planning and founded his New York fashion week label Tumbler and Tipsy. In a Fashion Week, Michael revealed his battle with having arthritis and spread awareness about the disease through raising funds in searching for the cure of the disease. Despite the difficulties he’s dealing with having RA, Michael is proud of himself for successfully living, thanks to the right treatments and lifestyle adjustments he had done.
MEGAN PARK
Megan Park is a Canadian singer and actress. People recognize her for her prominent role as Grace Bowman in the television series The Secret Life of The American Teenager. She also did several TV shows and films. Aside from that, the actress slash singer is also a director. Despite having a successful career in the industry, Megan has had rheumatoid arthritis since she was in her teenage years. She’s been battling with it for a long time now, but has managed to deal with it using the right medications and lifestyle adjustments. She is now happily married, and luckily never experienced dealing with a divorce lawyer.
TATUM O’NEAL
Tatum O’Neal started in the entertainment industry at the age of ten. Her prominent role was for her portrayal of Addie Loggins in the film Paper Moon. Since then, she has been successful in the showbiz. She married John McEnroe, a tennis player, but later sought the help of an attorney for their legal separation. Tatum is now 56 and has been struggling with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. She had openly expressed that she needed a great support system to deal with the pain of her illness daily. With the right medication and lifestyle adjustments it made her feel better dealing with RA.
EDITH PIAF
Edit Piaf is a French singer and a songwriter. She was one of the most famous stars in her time, but at the age of 47, she was gone too soon. Her passing was caused by complications when she was trying to deal with her arthritis pain. Edith was never able to conquer the disease due to the negligence and not having a good healthy lifestyle. She also had liver cancer while also battling with other conditions. She probably had utilized hefty health insurance to aid her in this. Last 2015, her fans had commemorated her contributions to the music industry on her supposed 100th birthday.
MATT ISEMAN
Matt Iseman is a comedian, TV host, and actor. Before he became a television personality, he was once a physician. Matt earned his BS degree from Princeton University and had his MD from Columbia University College of Physician and Surgeons. Later, he joined the entertainment world and won a reality game show, The New Celebrity Apprentice, in 2017. Despite the success Matt had as a television personality, Matt is battling rheumatoid arthritis. His RD developed when he was 31 years old in 2002. Due to his disease, he wanted people to be aware of this kind of condition, so he partnered with the Arthritis Foundation while hosting the popular TV show American Ninja Warrior. With proper medication accompanied by yoga and massages, his treatment was successful.