![]() He was the love of her life and her only marriage that did not end in divorce. She married a man 20 years older than her, probably as a result of her misery from having been abused by Hilton. Michael Wilding (Febru– January 26, 1957).His gambling, drinking and abusive behavior led to a miscarriage and a divorce after only nine months of marriage. At age 18, she married Nicky Hilton, probably to get away from her overbearing mother. Conrad "Nicky" Hilton (– January 29, 1951).Sexually transmitted diseases such as chlamydia may have contributed to the severity of her arthritis, muscle pain, heart disease and lung disease. Too Many Sexual Partners: It is not possible to avoid risk of sexually transmitted diseases when you have sexual relations with many people. In 2004, she had surgery on her spine to stabilize seven compression fractures in her spine.Įxcess Exposure to Sunlight: She had several surgeries to remove skin cancers and in 2002, she had radiation treatment for a basal cell carcinoma on her face. Osteoporosis Made Worse by Lack of Exercise: She had severe osteoporosis that caused her to break her back five times. Osteoarthritis from Lack of Exercise and Excess Weight: She had her left hip joint replaced in 1994 and the right one a year later. She was treated for alcoholism and prescription drug addiction at the Betty Ford Center from 1983 to 1984 and again from 1988 to 1989. Diabetes causes a disease called polycystic ovarian syndrome in which the ovaries do not release eggs every month, and instead form cysts on the ovaries.Īddiction to Painkillers and Alcohol: In 1983 she reported that she had been addicted to sleeping pills and painkillers for 35 years. Her diabetes also caused her to require surgery for a ruptured ovarian cyst. When you regain the lost weight, you gain only fat. When you lose weight, you lose fat and muscle so over time, it decreases the amount of muscle tissue in the body. Yo-yo dieting probably contributed to her diabetes because it makes you fatter every time you lose and gain weight. In 1980, she went from 180 pounds to 119 pounds. Yo-Yo Dieting: She gained and lost significant amounts of weight all her life. In 1975, she incorrectly thought that she had lung cancer after an X-ray showed spots on her lungs. In 1992 she canceled several appearances for another bout of pneumonia. She almost died of pneumonia twice: in 1961 she required a hole to be made into her esophagus to save her life, and in 1990 pneumonia kept her in the hospital for three months. Smoking: She was a heavy smoker until her fifties, which caused or worsened multiple bouts of pneumonia. Her incredibly unhealthful lifestyle worsened the health problems that she had from her genetic disease. In February 2011, she was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles for treatment of heart failure caused by her inherited disease, and she died there at age 79 on March 23, 2011. In 2004, she was diagnosed with congestive heart failure, which is a progressive weakening of the heart muscle until it becomes so weak that it cannot pump adequate amounts of blood through the body. A deformed spine (scoliosis) and cysts on the spine that caused constant back pain, treated with six back operations.She spent her entire life dieting and had numerous wasted surgeries on her legs for the swelling and varicose veins, which always returned. Swollen legs and ankles that were caused by retained lymph fluid and not by obesity.She had several operations to remove inward-growing lashes and had multiple surgeries on her eyelids. At age 21 she had surgery reportedly to remove a splinter from her eye, but the extra eyelashes were more likely to have necessitated the surgery. Eyelashes growing inward to irritate and damage her eyes.Almost all of her medical problems were caused by her inherited lymphedema-distichiasis syndrome. She had more than 100 operations, including having both hips replaced and a brain tumor removed. She had diabetes, seizures and a stroke among her more than 70 diagnosed illnesses. ![]() ![]() She was born with scoliosis, a curvature of the spine that caused terrible pain and eventually led to addiction to painkillers and alcohol. In spite of her great success, her genetic disease made her miserable all her life. Her performance in that movie led to an endless succession of leading roles and a glamorous celebrity lifestyle. ![]() She eventually got the part after spending several months exercising, overeating and wearing spike-heeled shoes to make her look taller. Two years later she auditioned for the lead role in National Velvet but was told she was too short. Her mother pushed her beautiful child into movie contracts, and she appeared in Lassie Come Home at age 10. Her father was an art dealer in London who moved to Beverly Hills, California in 1939 because of the outbreak of World War II.
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