“I was gaining weight, and it made no sense. Ten hours a day, rehearsing this three-act beast of a ballet, and I was putting on weight.”
Finally, a family friend, an internist, agreed to run every test he could think of. When he did, he found an underlying cause of her thyroid dysfunction: an autoimmune condition called Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. When someone has Hashimoto’s, “the patient’s immune system produces antibodies that target and damage thyroid tissue,” explains Dr. Amal Shibli-Rahhal, M.D., a professor of endocrinology and metabolism at the University of Iowa medical school.
Morgan felt an enormous sense of relief, along with fear that her new doctor was too good to be true. “,” she remembers thinking. “Because after a while when you see that many doctors you think, Then, her marriage fell apart. It caused her to lose her appetite, she told her fans in a video explaining the rapid change in her appearance: “I could not eat anything for about a month and a half.” She estimates she lost 25 pounds in the space of five months, most of it rapidly, in the immediate aftermath of the breakup. “That is not a good way to lose weight,” she warned her viewers.
“Things came back fairly easily,” she says. “I was surprised how natural things seemed to be after so many years of struggling.” Fast footwork and jumps eluded her, but six years after leaving City Ballet, and eight years since her body changed so dramatically, she was finally dancing again. In April of this year, Morgan announced a final triumph: She had called legendary former ballerina Lourdes Lopez, artistic director of Miami City Ballet. Were there any open positions? Lopez invited her to take a few days’ worth of company classes as an audition, “which was a great setup because only having one chance can be highly stressful,” Morgan says.
At 30 years old—well past middle-aged for a ballerina—having not danced consistently for seven years, which is the longest break she’s ever heard of someone taking, she’ll be back on stage in Miami this month.
France Dernières Nouvelles, France Actualités
Similar News:Vous pouvez également lire des articles d'actualité similaires à celui-ci que nous avons collectés auprès d'autres sources d'information.
Alicia Alonso, Cuba's ballet legend, dies at age 98Legendary Cuban ballerina Alicia Alonso, who achieved global acclaim in the 1940...
Lire la suite »
https://people.comGet the latest news about celebrities, royals, music, TV, and real people. Find exclusive content, including photos and videos, on PEOPLE.com.
Lire la suite »
'One of the great ballerinas of history': Dance legend Alicia Alonso dies at 98'I grabbed the barre...and I found what I liked more than anything else in the world,' said Alonso in a previous interview.
Lire la suite »
Lady Gaga Says She Had Her 'Whole Body' X-Rayed After Stage FallThe singer had a scary fall during her Las Vegas show on Thursday night.
Lire la suite »
Lady Gaga Needed X-Rays on 'Almost Her Entire Body' After Falling Off the StageFeel better soon, Lady Gaga!
Lire la suite »
Morgan Stewart Drops Her Fall Collection Of Morgan Stewart Sport As Her Career Heats Up At E!Morgan Stewart just dropped her fall collection of Morgan Stewart Sport as her career heats up on E!.
Lire la suite »