Why, of COURSE, it MUST be some aberration.
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http://entertainment.tv.yahoo.com/entnews/ne/20040805/109171800004.htmlSecret Behind Linda Ronstadt's Meltdown
Thursday August 5, 2004
Linda Ronstadt suffers from a chronic, debilitating disease -- and friends believe it triggered her bizarre headline-making meltdown in Las Vegas. ....
The singer -- ... -- was diagnosed with the chronic thyroid disorder in 1997.
SYMPTOMS
Symptoms can range from mild to severe -- from chronic fatigue and lack of concentration to clinical depression, confusion, hallucinations and even psychotic episodes.
What's more, patients treated with thyroid hormone must get precise dosages and be carefully monitored or they can suffer bouts of fear, hostility and agitation. ....
And it's
not just because the entertainer holds strong political views, but because she goes to extremes, expressing them at the wrong time and
going so far as to compare the President to Adolf Hitler. ....
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