Just like Celebrities

I know that there are millions of people that have Psoriasis or Psoriatic Arthritis, but it's somewhat comforting to know that even the rich and famous are affected by this disease. Here are a couple of celebrities with this condition.

Stacy London: Stacy London is from the TLC show, "What Not to Wear." She was diagnosed with psoriasis when she was only 4 years old. She is a member of the National Psoriasis Foundation and finds that joking about her psoriasis is the best medicine =)

LeAnn Rimes: Country singer, LeAnn Rimes also suffers from psoriasis and has had it since age 2. She is a celebrity sponsor for the National Psoriasis Foundation. She constantly wore long sleeves to hide her psoriasis, but the news of her condition became public when she was singing on stage and her face was bleeding. She encourages psoriasis sufferers to speak out about this condition.

Kim Kardashian: When Kim broke out on their show, "Keeping up with the Kardashians," she thought that red spots on her legs was just a nasty rash. Little did she know that she would be diagnosed with psoriasis (probably handed down, genetically from her mother). She has since talked about the emotional stress that psoriasis causes.

Phil Mickelson: My dad's favorite pro golf player, Phil Mickelson has psoriatic arthritis and has been on the commercial as the spokesperson for Enbrel, which is similar to the Humira that I am taking now to help with our condition. Phil was diagnosed in 2010.

Caridee English: Even the top model has psoriasis. Miss Caridee English, the winner of 2006's America's Next Top Model admits that this condition almost ended her modeling career. She was off treatment for 5 months (just like me!) due to the discontinuation of her medication (Raptiva) and her psoriasis relapsed (see above left picture). She has since started Stelara and is recovering well.