Famous lives

5 articles in this category

1. John F Kennedy

   To say President John F. Kennedy was heroic would be an understatement, writes Harvey Grainger, who himself has lived with Addison’s for 42 years. John Kennedy had an impressive list of health problems including type 2 polyglandular autoimmune Addison’s.

   By ADSHG, October 19, 2016

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2. Dr Thomas Addison

   Dr Thomas Addison's pioneering work in the 1800s first led to the identification of Addison's disease. Here Professor Edwards presents a profile of Dr Addison in the form of a letter to his grandson.

   By ADSHG, October 13, 2016

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3. George Summerbee

   George Summerbee was a professional footballer in the days before television was to make footballers wealthy. The son of a gas fitter, he signed on to Aldershot Town in 1933, when he was 19. His son Mike also became a professional footballer, who signed to Swindon Town at the age of 16 and thrilled the crowds at Manchester City in the late 1960s and early 70s. Mike’s son Nicky followed in his father’s shoes by signing to Swindon Town at 17 and going on to play at Manchester City in the 1990s, before transferring to Sunderland.

   By ADSHG, October 19, 2016

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4. Nathan Gafuik

   Nathan Gafuik, the Canadian Olympic gymnast, is living proof that you can have Addison’s and follow your passion to its limits, however demanding that pursuit may be. In this interview, from the September 2012 ADSHG newsletter, he talks to Jane Hodgkin about his remarkable life.

   By ADSHG, February 14, 2016

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5. Sabino Arano

   Better known in the Spanish-speaking world, Sabino Arana was the celebrated hero of Basque culture and language, and the instigator of the Basque nationalist movement. He was only officially diagnosed with Addison's disease during the last year of his life.

   By ADSHG, February 14, 2016

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