FameCrawler : medical

Photos: Dannielynn Is Precious In Yellow

Sassy Smith — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:05:00 GMT

Dannielynn, 2, daughter of Larry Birkhead and the late Anna Nicole Smith, looks adorable in her yellow ensemble. The sweet tot and her daddy were spotted at LAX airport on Sunday afternoon, and as usual, Dannielynn stole the spotlight.

Couple more pics after the jump!

Larry is auctioning a lot of Dannielynn's clothes on Ebay this week and the proceeds will benefit children affected by HIV and AIDS. Birkhead is honoring Smith - the two of them had visited Camp Kindle, which helps assist children with HIV and AIDS. I guess Larry isn't all bad!

You can see the clothes HERE.

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Sassy Smith — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:07:00 GMT

Little Dannielynn, 2-year-old daughter of Larry Birkhead and the late Anna Nicole Smith, is a spitting image of her mom. Larry and Dannielynn sat down with E! and guess who stole the show ... not hard to figure out!

Video after the jump!

Larry said, "When I see Dannielynn and she is just a spitting image of her mother, that's a little bit... I don't want to say eerie, but it is a little odd - and it is kind of comforting as well."

He's right - she looks very much like her late mom. She's definitely a beautiful little girl!

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Unveiling: Anna Nicole's New Gravestone

Sassy Smith — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:06:00 GMT

Model and actress Anna Nicole Smith passed away on February 8, 2007 - hard to believe it's been almost two years - and the single mom of two (her son Daniel died September 10, 2006) was buried in the Bahamas, beside her son. At the time, her gravesite (and Daniel's) was not given a headstone. However, Larry Birkhead, the father of her daughter Dannielynn, commissioned a 6x5 foot black granite monument.

Photo after the jump

Birkhead, along with Anna Nicole's friend and lawyer, Howard K. Stern, stood together during the unveiling. No word if little Dannielynn was there to witness it. The gravestone arrived in the Bahamas on what would have been Anna's 41st birthday on November 28.

Smith's deceased husband J. Howard Marshall is listed on the gravestone (they were married in 1994 and he died August 4,1995).

It's slightly over-the-top but that was Anna Nicole's personality so I guess it suits her.

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Pregnant Soap Star Forced to Smoke

Whit Honea — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:26:00 GMT

From the WTF? department, a soap star on the British soap opera "Coronation Street" is being made to smoke cigarettes for her role. Apparently, they've conceded to allow herbal, but the medical community isn't buying it.

Two takes on this:

a) I stood next to a very pregnant woman on the sidewalk the other day. She was holding her daughter's hand in one hand and a cigarette in the other, and every thought I had was highly judgmental. Does that make me an asshole?

b) Whatever happened to TV magic? Seriously, they can't figure out a way to fake it? Isn't that what soap operas are for, to see fake people do fake stuff with their fake lives?

If you want to know more about this story and the actress involved then jump over to Strollerderby and check it out. They actually use facts and stuff.

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The McGraths, Two Months Later

Whit Honea — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:01:00 GMT

Jane McGrath died two months ago from cancer. Glenn McGrath is raising their two children, Holly (6) and James (8), and they are doing the best that they can.

"We talk about mummy all the time. They have chosen a star and we go say hello to mummy each night.

"The kids are going well and they are my main priority."

I can't even imagine how hard it must be for the McGrath family. It's nice to see they are starting to heal.

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Jane McGrath Memorial

Whit Honea — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:59:00 GMT

Jane McGrath's memorial service was attended by many mourners clad in pink, the color that symbolizes the fight against breast cancer to which McGrath recently lost her battle.

In a tender and bittersweet gesture McGrath's children, James and Holly, blew bubbles outside of the church, a tribute to the fact that their parents were wed in the same church in 1999. The children were accompied by their father Glenn.

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Jane McGrath Loses Cancer Battle

Whit Honea — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 06:24:00 GMT

Jane McGrath was the wife of Glenn McGrath, a famous cricket player in Australia. She has died after years of battling cancer. She was 42 and had two children, James and Holly.

Her management company released the following statement: "With Glenn and their two children by her side, Jane's wonderful life ended peacefully after a sudden decline in her health over the past week."

After being diagnosed with breast cancer in 1996 she and her husband founded the McGrath Foundation to provide breast cancer education and medical assistance to her fellow patients.

She also fought a secondary cancer in her hip. In 2006 she was diagnosed with a brain tumor.

Our hearts and thoughts go out to the McGrath family, their friends and fans.

We have a large percentage of female readers, and I'm just a dumb guy that may not know what he's talking about, but I hope that everyone is conducting regular breast checks, in the words of Jane McGrath, "...early detection saves lives."

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Little Dannielynn Leaving L.A.!

Sassy Smith — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:06:00 GMT

Larry Birkhead and his daughter Dannielynn are leaving L.A.! I think it's about time. Dannielynn, 21-months-old, is a beautiful little girl and what parent wouldn't want to show her off to the world? However, Birkhead seemed to take that literally, and constantly puts his daughter out there, always inviting certain 'entertainment' shows along to whatever function he was taking her to. Hopefully Dannielynn can grow up somewhat normally despite who her famous mother is (the late Anna Nicole Smith) and all the tragedy that has followed her around. I'm sure Larry is a loving father and does want to give his girl the best possible life. The father and daughter duo are heading to Louisville, Ky.

Larry tells PEOPLE, that he has bought a 10,000-sq-ft. home, that boasts six bedrooms, 40-ft ceilings and is modeled after a Sicilian church. It's not completed and needs plenty of hard work and according to Birkhead, "looks like a haunted house," but he loves it.

"When I walked in, I said to myself, 'This is our home!'"

He said he'll probably sell the Los Angeles home because it's got too many memories of Anna Nicole and her late son, Daniel, who both passed away from drug-lated complications.

He said, "At first, I couldn't imagine parting with it. Then I realized I was probably holding on to it for the wrong reasons, thinking to myself that would ease the pain of losing Anna and Daniel. I have always thought that it would be great for Dannielynn to grow up in her mother's home; however, there is no yard as it is over a canyon.

"There also isn't any little friends for her to run around with – which makes the idea of Kentucky even more inviting."

Dannielynn needs little friends Larry, for sure!

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Katie Holmes Collapses!

Whit Honea — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:38:00 GMT

Katie Holmes is not doing so well. According to Star, via Popbytes, she has collapsed. This comes (and is written) atop blinding headaches, dizzy spells, and the highly medical term "wasting away." Welcome to Margaritaville.

"She's finally cracking under the strain of life with Tom." You think?

It can't be easy being a beard for hire standing in the spotlight that follows them.

Do you think this has anything to do with Suri's recent disappearance?

In other news, Joel walks out on Nicole- I'm guessing to run an errand. Also, J.Lo and Jen Aniston are liars of the red-faced variety? That story I believe.

Little Dannielynn Recovering After Eye Surgery

Sassy Smith — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:04:00 GMT

Dannielynn, daughter of Larry Birkhead and Anna Nicole Smith has undergone eye surgery to correct her strabismus. According to People, the toddler is "home from surgery and resting comfortably."

Birkhead told ET: "My thanks go out to Dr. Arthur Rosenbaum and the Jules Stein Eye Institute staff for taking great care of Dannielynn."

Larry was at first reluctant to consider surgery for his daughter ~~but he doesn't mind pimping her out~~. "A lot of parents... gave me a lot of support and a lot of encouraging words and gave me the strength. I'm a baby when it comes to needles myself, and I definately don't want to hand my child over to some surgeons. So, it's a little nerve-racking but she's in the best doctors' hands."

Strange that the man is iffy about giving his daughter medical treatment to benefit her but he doesn't mind shoving her in the public eye to make a few bucks. Interesting.

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Little Dannielynn: My Daddy Likes To Pimp Me Out

Larry Birkhead - Still Exploiting Dannielynn

Larry Birkhead: Would He Really Sink This Low?

HerBadMother — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 17:20:00 GMT

Larry Birkhead says that he wouldn't sink so low as to sell filming rights to his toddler daughter's eye surgery - she has strabismus, which causes one eye to cross - next month, but reliable sources are saying otherwise, according to one gossip site. And Larry himself admits that he's not above, you know, selling access to his daughter post-surgery.

SCUM. BAG.

Page Six is reporting that Birkhead, Anna Nicole Smith's lover and father of her daughter Dannielynn, will invite "Entertainment Tonight" and "The Insider" camera crews "into the hospital when the tot has the operation next month. Birkhead, who has raked in millions from photos and interviews based around Dannielynn, was set to get $250,000 for the latest footage, according to our source."

Birkhead denies this. Sort of. "I don't mind letting the world know how she is when she's done, but no cameras will be there during the surgery.* The only reason I spoke about it to begin with was because people blamed Anna's medications when in fact it's genetic."

*(Italics added to underscore scumbagness of speaker.)

Oh, nice. So, no cameras during the surgery, but they can come in after the surgery? That's responsible of him, to draw such important distinctions between exploiting his baby girl when she's unconscious and on an operating table, and exploiting her when she's just resumed unconsciousness and is in a hospital bed.

Someone take that girl away from him, please.

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Larry Birkhead - Still Exploiting Dannielynn

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Larry Birkhead - Still Exploiting Dannielynn

Sassy Smith — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:02:00 GMT

When will Larry Birkhead learn? Why is every event in his daughter's life an episode on either Entertainment Tonight or The Insider?

Larry and little Dannielynn were in the Bahamas, first spending time at her late mother's gravesite and days later, Birkhead decided to take his daughter swimming with the dolphins at Dolphin Cay at the Atlantis, Paradise Island resort. Obviously Larry should keep Anna Nicole's memory alive for Dannielynn and sure, take her to do fun things - but why does ET have to be up his ass with their video cameras, documenting everything?

Geez, can't this little girl have SOME private moments? Gah.

Photo source:Perez

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Little Dannielynn: My Daddy Likes To Pimp Me Out

Sassy Smith — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:33:00 GMT

I had such high hopes for Larry Birkhead after reading and writing about his daughter's eye condition. Now, not so much.

Birkhead took his daughter, Dannielynn, to visit her mother's grave -the late Anna Nicole Smith. While I'm very respectful of anyone who wants to visit the grave of a loved one, and there's nothing wrong with Larry wanting his little girl to know her mother in whatever way is possible since she's no longer on this earth, but... why in hell would he have to bring along Entertainment Tonight?

Isn't it something private and sacred when one visits a cementary? Why would a father feel the need to exploit his baby girl?

Of course Larry Birkhead gave an interview with E.T....gotta make money somehow right? And E.T. will air this over several days, to get the most bang for their buck most likely.

Entertainment Tonight:

LARRY AND DANNIELYNN BIRKHEAD VISIT THE FINAL RESTING PLACE OF ANNA NICOLE SMITH ON THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF HER DEATH

February 5, 2008 (Los Angeles, CA)– ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT's JANN CARL was exclusively with Larry Birkhead and daughter Dannielynn this week in Nassau, Bahamas as the 17-month-old made her first trip back to visit her mother and brother's graves, one year after her mother's sudden death.

In an a multi-part interview to begin airing on Wednesday, February 6th, Birkhead says the visit is difficult for him, but he arranged it for his daughter, "It's tough. Even though she doesn't understand, it was important for us to come. One day I can tell her that we went to visit her mom." When they arrived at the unmarked gravesites, Dannielynn placed a pink toy turtle on Anna Nicole's plot and whispered, "mama."

On why the graves of Anna Nicole and Daniel are without tombstones, Birkhead says, "A rough draft came back with a sketch of a picture I didn't care for. I could just hear her hitting me over the head saying, 'Why did you let that picture go down!?'" Birkhead reveals that the design of the headstone will be "so grand and big. It's going to encompass Daniel's stone too."

When asked how he feels about making the journey from Los Angeles to Nassau, Birkhead speaks candidly, "I don't like the fact that they're here, I never did. I know that Daniel didn't want to be here and I know that his mother was only here because of what was going on between us with the paternity question. To me it feels really odd." On if he has considered moving the graves, he says, "I'm going to leave the decision to Dannielynn when she's older. It would probably be very hard, if not impossible to take both of them and I definitely don't want to separate them."

In an effort to keep Anna's memory alive for their daughter, Birkhead tells ET, "I keep a lot of memories around. I quiz her and she knows Mama. I say, 'Where's Mama?' and she'll give Mama a kiss on the picture."

I absolutely believe Larry should keep Anna's memory alive for his little girl but to take TV camera's along for the ride, is sad and exploitive.

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Paul McCartney: Heart Rumors Were Just That

Karen — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:03:00 GMT

Paul McCartney wants to set the record straight regarding rumors that surfaced this month that he was having major heart surgery.

The 65 year old singer explained, "There was a minor irregularity which I needed to have tests for and which I have now been assured is completely fine."

Saying he wanted to set the record straight, he joked: "I have secretly been enjoying all the sympathy."

The Truth About Dannielynn's "Possible Blindness"

Sassy Smith — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:32:00 GMT

I had told you about a story from the television show ET on whether or not Dannielynn, daughter of Larry Birkhead and the late Anna Nicole Smith, was possibly going blind, well turns out she's not.

Little Dannielynn has strabismus (a commenter on my previous post said this was most likely the cause) - it's a vision condition in which a person cannot align both eyes simunltaneously under normal conditions. One or both of the eyes may turn in, out, up or down. An eye patch is often used to cover the "good" eye to help strenghten the weaker eye.

Larry told Mark Steines from ET, "She has strabismus, which is a turning in of one of her eyes, and it's something that we've been looknig out for a while. I've been taking her to the doctors and ... Anna had taken Dannielynn to the doctor [in the Bahamas] to see about it when she was just a few months old."

He continues, "I got her a little pirate doll to show her that people wear patches, and it's okay, and daddy wears a patch if he has to, to show her it's okay. I've been really aggressive with the patch as much as I can be. At first she was really open to it and it didn't really bother her. Now, she's gotten a little smart, because she can pull it off, so it's a little bit harder for me to patch her."

If the eyepatch doesn't work, or if using medicated drops in her eyes (to dilate the pupil) fails, then Dannielynn may require surgery.

Birkhead says, "I'm going to do everything to make sure that it's corrected, but having lost Anna and [her son] Daniel and my dad - my dad just came out of a simple surgery and he died - it's just tough for me to think about sugeries with [Dannielynn]."

There were rumors that Dannielynn's eye condition was caused by methadone usage by Anna Nicole and Larry is adamant that that is not the case.

"All of the opinions that I had [from doctors], every one of them said that it's very, very unlikely, because no one knows one-hundred percent what causes [strabismus], but I point-blank ask every single doctor, 'Could any medications that Anna was on have caused this?' and they said that it's more likely that a genetic reason could have caused it."

I think Larry is definately someone who wants media attention at times BUT I also think he's taking care of Dannielynn and her eye condition.

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Paul McCartney Secret Heart Surgery

Sassy Smith — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:02:00 GMT

Reportedly, Sir Paul McCartney underwent heart surgery last fall - he had coronary angioplasty which is a procedure that opens up arteries and produces a greater blood flow.

A source close to the former Beatle said, "Paul had been complaining about not feeling well and saw a Harley Street specialist at The London Clinic."

"Tests were carried out and the decision was taken to operate. Paul had the angioplasty in a private hospital. It was all very routine but any work on your heart is a big deal," the source added.

McCartney has made a good recovery, as he joined pop princess Kyle Minogue on stage to perform his hit single 'Dance Tonight'.

The insider added, "Luckily Paul is in very good shape. He does regular exercise and is fit. He eats well and does not carry any excess weight. He has always been in exceptional health, which is remarkable when you think of the rock 'n' roll lifestyle he once had."

A rep for Sir Paul has confirmed the surgery last fall. "It was a routine medical operation."

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Dennis Quaid and Wife Require Police Escorts To See Their Babies in Hospital

Karen — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 13:02:00 GMT

This makes me so angry. Paparazzi followed the couple home and back to the hospital again, hounding them with questions and forcing Quaid to call the L.A. County Sherrif's Department for an escort. Back off already! Quaid made a statement a few days ago asking for their privacy and obviously that fell on deaf ears.

There ought to be laws in place to protect celebrities. You can't use the argument that they "signed up for this," because nobody signs up to be harrassed and have cameras so far up their nose (or skirt). How many feet has Britney run over because of the relentless rush of paps? I've seen pictures where there have got to be 30-40 guys with cameras around her. With all the zoom lenses available now, all the more reason to back off already!

Dennis Quaid's Twins Reported in Stable Condition

Whit Honea — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 03:27:00 GMT

It would appear that Dennis Quaid's newborn twins Zoe Grace and Thomas Boone are now in stable condition following the accidental overdose of the blood-thinning drug Heparin. The staff at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center mistakenly gave the babies 10,000 units instead of the proper dosage of 10 units. That, in a nutshell, is fucked up.

According to TMZ, the hospital's Chief Medical Officer, Michael L. Langberg, MD, apologized and issued a statement this evening.

As we stated before, we wish the Quaid family the best.

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Dennis Quaid's Twins Fighting For Their Lives

Karen — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:53:00 GMT

UPDATE: The twins are in stable condition, thank goodness. Whit has the details here.

Dennis Quaid's 12 day old twins are in critical condition after recieving the wrong dose of Heparin, TMZ is reporting. Babies Thomas Boone and Zoe Grace were given the anti-coagulant on Sunday, and sources say they received 10,000 units instead of the proper dose of 10 units. The twins were born November 8th, via surrogate at Cedars.

Honestly that sounds like a huge error in reporting and I hope it is. Either way, we at Famecrawler wish the entire family well.

UPDATE FROM TMZ: "We're told as many as thirteen patients at Cedars were mistakenly given the overdose of Heparin, but the effects are more critical because of the age and weight of the twins."

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Zahara's Hipness

Whit Honea — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 22:02:00 GMT

Star magazine is reporting that Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are looking into whether or not their oldest daughter, Zahara, will require corrective surgery on her hip. She apparently suffers from hip dyplasia which is a condition where the thigh and the hip are not properly connected. If untreated it could affect her ability to walk, and let's face it, Brangelina can't carry her forever.

Obviously they will do whatever is necessary to ensure her health and comfort. Zahara is a tough little cookie. She's no stranger to the doctor's office. When she was adopted from Ethiopia in 2005 she was suffering from malnutrition, dehydration, a rickets fracture in her arm, and salmonella poisoning. With medical bills like that they should be moving to Canada not New York.

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FameCrawler : medical

Photos: Dannielynn Is Precious In Yellow

Video: Little Dannielynn Spitting Image Of Anna Nicole

Unveiling: Anna Nicole's New Gravestone

Pregnant Soap Star Forced to Smoke

The McGraths, Two Months Later

Jane McGrath Memorial

Jane McGrath Loses Cancer Battle

Little Dannielynn Leaving L.A.!

Katie Holmes Collapses!

Little Dannielynn Recovering After Eye Surgery

Larry Birkhead: Would He Really Sink This Low?

Larry Birkhead - Still Exploiting Dannielynn

Little Dannielynn: My Daddy Likes To Pimp Me Out

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Larry Birkhead - Still Exploiting Dannielynn

Little Dannielynn: My Daddy Likes To Pimp Me Out

Paul McCartney: Heart Rumors Were Just That

The Truth About Dannielynn's "Possible Blindness"

Paul McCartney Secret Heart Surgery

Dennis Quaid and Wife Require Police Escorts To See Their Babies in Hospital

Dennis Quaid's Twins Reported in Stable Condition

Dennis Quaid's Twins Fighting For Their Lives

Zahara's Hipness