[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by Ammi

…yeah a work colleague I had quite a long time ago had a sudden illness…it was something completely different but he was very ill for around a year or 18months, I can’t recall exactly…he was maybe mid thirties…?…but after his illness, when he had recovered…?….his aging had been quite dramatic…chronic pain will really attack the body and wear it down and that would be very visible…it was interesting to see Kerry both at her Adele audition and her Deal or No Deal and they weren’t that long ago when you think…and if I hadn’t known it was her, I would have struggled to have recognised her…and I’ve read that she won’t be going back to work so maybe her condition is deteriorating also, I don’t know…anyway I’m getting off topic so if you head for the door on the left, you’ll get back to the thread…

I guess it depends how severe the disease is aswell...and it maybe affects everyone differently. I didn't recognise Kerry in the Adele thing... she's definitely aged rapidly.