Famous People with Pulmonary Fibrosis

Like most diseases, Pulmonary Fibrosis show no prejudices to its victims. Famous and unknown are affected equally. Below are some of the famous people who have died from or are living with Pulmonary Fibrosis.

Celebrities Living with Pulmonary Fibrosis
Jerry Lewis (http://www.coalitionforpf.org/cpf_news_detailes.php?id=409)


Celebrities who Died from Pulmonary Fibrosis
Marlon Brando
Peter Benchley ("You're gonna need a bigger boat")
Evel Knievel
Gordon Jump (WKRP in Cincinnati)
Sam Phillips (Sun Records producer of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis)
James Doohan (As in "Beam me up, Scotty")
Mary "Jane" Russel
For more see: http://www.pulmonaryfibrosis.org/profiles_prominent and http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview/id/470654.html


Celebrities who are helping bring awareness to Pulmonary Fibrosis:
http://www.coalitionforpf.org/cpf_news_detailes.php?id=460

• Tom Brokaw, news anchor and author, and Meredith Brokaw, author and educator
• Dick Cook, media executive, former Chairman of Walt Disney Studios, and Bonnie Cook
• Tommy Hawkins, two time All-American Basketball player, broadcaster, and baseball executive
• Tom Johnson, media executive, former Chairman of CNN, and Edwina Johnson
• Jay Leno, Host of NBC's The Tonight Show, and Mavis Leno, Human Rights Activist and Nobel Peace Prize nominee
• James Marsden, actor, and Lisa Linde Marsden, actor  
• Peter and Merle Mullin, philanthropists
• Paul Reiser, actor, writer, and producer, and Dr. Paula Ravets Reiser, clinical psychologist
• Daniel Stern, actor and director, and spouse, Laure Stern, youth activist
• Olene Walker, former Governor of Utah and PF patient

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Does it Take a Famous Person?

In our celebrity-driven society, does it take a famous person to raise awareness about a disease or social cause? Perhaps...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), more commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease, has greatly benefited from the Hall of Famer's name being attached to the disease. Like Pulmonary Fibrosis, ALS is a progressive, fatal disease with no known cause. Despite the fact that Pulmonary Fibrosis affects almost four times as many people as ALS, it receives only half as much research funding as ALS.

You may be thinking, "I'm not famous. How could I possibly help this cause?"

Cures for diseases like Pulmonary Fibrosis and ALS are incredibly difficult to find, but the answer to your question is an easy one. Pass this blog post along to your friends and family to help raise awareness. Use the buttons below to Tweet it, post it to Facebook, or send it via email.

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Watch for my next post on famous people with Pulmonary Fibrosis.