ramakentesh Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 here is a brief description of the illness of a famous person:The strain told, and by June he was being laid up for days on end with stomach problems, headaches and heart symptoms. For the rest of his life, he was repeatedly incapacitated with episodes of stomach pains, vomiting, severe boils, palpitations, trembling and other symptoms, particularly during times of stress such as attending meetings or making social visits. The cause of Darwin?s illness remained unknown, and attempts at treatment had little success.[68]Thats right - it was Charles Darwin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potsgirl Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 How interesting! I'm an anthropologist/archaeologist, so Darwin's of great interest to me. Thanks so much for posting this.Cheers,Jana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoGiuliana Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 Could be a lot of explanations. Boils doesn't sound like POTS.He travelled a lot (!) and could have been exposed to many different parasites and other infections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 THe UK POTS consultant, PRofessor Chris Mathias told me the first time he met me that Darwin and Florence Nightingale were POTS sufferers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoGiuliana Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 Well, it is good to know that one can suffer greatly from physical ailments, at least episodically, and still achieve great things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramakentesh Posted July 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2009 Yes a doctor told me to check that out. I told a friend who is now convinced as well. But yeah the boils dont match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjt22 Posted July 25, 2009 Report Share Posted July 25, 2009 I love this kind of stuff!I'll throw another person from history out there: the Empress Alexandra, wife of Nicholas, last Czar of Russia.I can't find my copy of her biography in which it goes into detail about her symptoms. I remember thinking "this woman's dysautonomia changed the course of the entire 20th century!" It played a large roll in keeping her from attending the public functions that would have ingratiated her with the public. She hated standing in reception lines because she would frequently pass out. Ofcourse, there were the palpitations, the shortness of breath and the overall unwellness. She frequently used a wheelchair in the last decade of her life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjt22 Posted July 25, 2009 Report Share Posted July 25, 2009 Oh, a couple other possibilities?Queen Victoria (Empress Alexandra's maternal grandmother), Queen Mary (Bloody Mary) and Robespierre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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