Winehouse Has Emphysema

June 23, 2008

Winehouse Has Emphysema • Amy's father revealed that she's been diagnosed with the lung condition and will die if she doesn't stop smoking cigarettes and crack cocaine. Amy has 70% lung capacity now, while Doug Benson registered 89% at the end of Super High Me. So yes we can probably all agree this is much more serious. Reuters has more.

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20 Comments

Get well soon? Or help. Get help soon.

Posted by: Roger at 06/23/08 12:18 PM | Reply
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yeah, really. both, help and wellness. no matter how much anybody might dislike her or her music, it would be great if she got healthy.

Posted by: bazoom at 06/23/08 12:29 PM | Reply
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She gets what she deserves for being fucking stupid. Smarten up, already.

Posted by: Evan at 06/23/08 1:05 PM | Reply
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evan, you must be a republican.

Posted by: pele in reply to Evan's comment at 06/23/08 1:17 PM | Reply
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haha, no, I'm actually very liberal (Obama in '08!). But when you smoke cigarettes AND crack cocaine, what do you expect to happen? Do you expect to be stronger and smarter and healthier? If she cared about herself she'd stop being so stupid and drop the habits. I personally hate her music but she SHOULD have a long and prolific career ahead of her, and if she's willing to keep smoking these things then she is really really REALLY stupid.

Posted by: Evan in reply to pele's comment at 06/23/08 1:31 PM | Reply
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If addiction is genetic, she has to fight herself to quit.

Posted by: dawg in reply to Evan's comment at 06/23/08 10:10 PM | Reply
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very interesting: Will the market implode or rally??
http://www.wallstreetjournal.com/story/market_implode_or_rally?

Posted by: stock market blog at 06/23/08 1:20 PM | Reply
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Oooo! Rally! RALLY!

Posted by: Ferris in reply to stock market blog's comment at 06/23/08 1:40 PM | Reply
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Can you really feel that bad for her? I mean come on she smokes crack, she's old enough to know the risks and she has an amazing opportunity to improve her life that she isn't taking advantage of. I personally don't care anymore.

Posted by: PRT at 06/23/08 1:31 PM | Reply
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Posted by: PRT at 06/23/08 1:31 PM | Reply
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Just what IS going on with the comments around here lately?

Posted by: peterperfect at 06/23/08 2:04 PM | Reply
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not digging the short blurb blog posts

Posted by: Kevin at 06/23/08 2:36 PM | Reply
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It's dumb to start, but it's not a matter of stupidity when it comes to quiting drugs. It's very difficult to stop a drug habit.

Posted by: Martin at 06/23/08 2:57 PM | Reply
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She shouldn't have started in the first place. It seems like she only does it so her music will seem more "authentic" (of course this is simply an outside perspective). I don't see how someone can get addicted to drugs, to be honest. Just seems so foolish to me.

Posted by: Evan in reply to Martin's comment at 06/23/08 3:12 PM | Reply
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UPDATE: She has a "small amount of emphysema"
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1589794/20080623/winehouse_amy.jhtml
so she can continue to smoke a small amount of crack

Posted by: Scott

at 06/23/08 3:42 PM | Reply
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Hey guess what, quiting crack cocaine is fucking hard. most people never can. crack addicts are crack addicts untill they die. you assholes have no idea.

Posted by: maggie at 06/23/08 8:59 PM | Reply
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Well, she was a dumb fuck for starting then, wasn't she?

Posted by: Evan in reply to maggie's comment at 06/23/08 10:50 PM | Reply
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It's a lot easier when you're rich.

Posted by: Elliot

in reply to maggie's comment at 06/24/08 2:21 PM | Reply
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I just wonder how it goes when someone who depends on their lungs, singing for a living, develops emphysema. Seems like it will make her old before her time. I don't see too many energetic dancy tours in her future. Emphysema is non-reversible, right?

What a waste.

Posted by: Memememe

at 06/23/08 9:29 PM | Reply
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hope she dies pretty soon.

Posted by: Stephen

at 06/24/08 9:11 AM | Reply
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