Posted on 08/14/2022 8:06:27 AM PDT by RummyChick
ELVIS Presley's tragic death at the age of 42 was not caused by self-destruction and drug abuse but was instead a tragic inevitability spurred by bad genes in the singer's family tree, a biographer claims.
Myths and misconceptions have continued to swirl around Elvis' death in the 45 years since the legendary performer was found unresponsive in the bathroom of his Graceland mansion on August 16, 1977....Hoedel believes that Gladys was actually suffering from Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, an inherited and rarely diagnosed disorder that can cause lung and liver disease.
"We know Elvis had it because he found to be a carrier for Alpha-1 after his death, so it had to come from somewhere" she added.
(Excerpt) Read more at the-sun.com ...
Elvis certainly had some strong genes; meaning his daughter Lisa has a strong resemblance to him.
Lisa had an adult son who, unfortunately, did away with himself last year. This young man looked remarkably like his Granddad. That particular fact may have added stress to his life, with all the adults saying ‘Wow. You look just like him, but I hope you don’t end up the same way!’.
It still seems hard to imagine that at one time, Lisa was
Mrs. Michael Jackson.
some things lay in wait for a trigger...like autoimmune diseases
I am trying to find a way for my autoimmune diseases to not blow up on me. There is no way to tell. I have to weigh risk versus reward on drugs. And no matter how many drugs you take to try to keep it in check..in some people it will just decide to run amok.
Truman Capote made it to sixty and probably Elvis in the drug consumption race, he died from his heart malfunctioning and refusal to be hospitalized. He effectively chose to end his life.
Some interesting comments, maybe some will give you another idea?
Elvis isn’t dead.
He’s fighting evil at the Shady Rest retirement home in Texas.
i am getting ready to do the whole30 diet to then see what triggers me as far as pain.
Unfortunately, so little is known about some of these disorders that you really take a chance no matter what you do. At least I was bright enough to never smoke because one of mine is known to cause Lung Disease
As for Elvis...even a carrier may have problems develop due to the faulty gene.Just one study as an example looking at COPD and smoking and cancer
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2562773/
Interesting story. 🙂
here is some info from the person involved with the case against the Dr.
Some interesting notations
In my case, I can’t know how long I have had this because I never got a ANA test until last year. I suspect it was triggered last year but no way to know
that person theorizes Elvis head trauma triggered it.
Interestingly he is indicating Elvis had Cushings
I will have to read through that link later but it appears to me Elvis was on a vicious cycle in his body..exacerbated by needing to perform and managing pain.
I think I’ve read more than once that Elvis, among some other celebrities (I think Ava Gardner was one) was thought to have perhaps been of Melungeon background. (I don’t know if they carried any specific genetic problems.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPhVGOVFbvw
btw in just scanning that article this might make sense
CYP2D6 defect
I can tell you from my own experience even today Drs can be clueless about adrenal issues.
I had to push for the gene test for Adrenal Hyperplasia to see if my problem was due to my genes.
I will have to look into that because one of their diseases is Thalassemia . I am a carrier for that and no one in my family can figure out how it happened because we arent from the suspected typical areas. I will have to look at that with this info in mind.
https://www.wired.com/2002/06/tracing-heritage-through-disease
btw, that group of people can be susceptible to Familial Mediterranean Fever . This is from the MEFV gene. I have a bunch of mutations on that gene.
And if any of you had the genes from the Traveling Irish gene pool they have their own set of problems..including Congenital Hyperplasia.
I had a number of relationships with groupie girls in SoCal and something that was without fail was their description of what all the other groupie girls had to do with the bands but of course, never the girl that was with me, they were always the exception.
Gardner and Presley seem to fit - some old photos show Melungeons as extremely and unusually attractive, with dark coloring and striking eyes.
(Though Elvis is said to have been naturally much lighter-haired, and dyed his hair black...)
I had never heard of this group of people. Some think Lincoln was one.
Supposedly it is rooted in Sub Saharan Africa. I went to 23andme to look at what they say about my gene pool..not that I think it is completely reliable...but it does show .1% from that area. So who knows..maybe this is how I got my thalassemia.
Some people in this group have a bump in the back of their head above the neck. I can’t tell if my bump is just normal that everyone has...lolol
interesting topic
There appear to be lots of strains mixed up in them. In some of the old photos, many look Romani/Indian (dot, not feather; though there’s probably feather in there too.)
Elvis was also a very heavy drug user.
if anyone has a name listed here you might want to look into this..especially if you have relatives from tennessee
https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/coremelungeon/about/background
“If you can’t test to show this direct line in your family, you may have someone tested who does. If you are a female, you test a brother, or male cousin who goes back to the Melungeon ancestor.
Some names are Bunch, Goins, Gibson, Minor, Collins, Williams, Goodman, Denham,Bolin, Mullins, Moore, Shumake, Bolton, Perkins, Mornings, Menleys, Breedlove,Hopkins, Mallett, with various spellings of these names. More names maybe added as our research continues.”
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