Chris Hemsworth has a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer's disease, and worried if going public with the news would impact his acting career.
  • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.caEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Why is the celebrity media harping on about this. He has a slightly higher risk of dementia, not a predisposition. If he keeps healthy and backs off the steroids, he will be fine

  • MimicJar@lemmy.worldM
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    5 days ago

    In general I think talking about either having a disease, or being predisposed to having a disease is a positive thing since it helps remove the taboo that surrounds it. Seeing that a celebrity has the same problems as your average person may allow someone to better understand and interpret their own disease, or the disease of someone close. So for that reason I’m glad Hemsworth went public.

    That being said, as just a random person Chris Hemsworth has no obligation to share such personal information with the world at large.

    For a disease like Alzheimers, if he gets it, then yeah he’ll no longer be able to play an action star. And I understand wanting to be young forever, especially in acting where you can play a role “till he’s 90”. A diagnosis like Alzheimers essential removes your decision making from that process. It cuts years off your life that you thought you had.

    So I’m glad to see him talking and thinking about it now.