Ellen Degeneres Confirms Heartbreaking Triple Diagnosis

Ellen Degeneres has confirmed a heartbreaking triple diagnosis.

The 66-year-old has shared with her fans her latest health struggles after she decided to take a step back from show business.

In her most recent Netflix special For Your Approval, the star said: “I don’t even know how I’m standing up right now. I’m like a human sandcastle. I could disintegrate in the shower,”.

She shared that she had been diagnosed with Osteoporosis, a condition where bones become brittle and often occurs when “bone mineral density and bone mass decrease, or when the structure and strength of bone changes,”.

She shared that she had “excruciating pain” and assumed that she had torn a ligament, only to be given the diagnosis of arthritis after an MRI.

She shared:  “It’s hard to be honest about aging and seem cool.”

Later sharing that she also struggled with her mental health; “I may have OCD because a therapist said so and I said, ‘Yes I am very organized,’ because I thought that was the O. I didn’t know what OCD was,”.

“I was raised in a religion, Christian Science, that doesn’t acknowledge diseases or disorders. So when I was growing up, nobody talked about anything. There was no discussion of anything.”

Adding that she believes her dad also had OCD: “He would check the doorknob 15 times before we’d leave, he’d check the faucet 15 times, he would unplug all the appliances before we left the house because lightning could strike and it could catch fire. They say it could be hereditary,” she said.

She added later that she has ADHD; “So, I have ADD, I have OCD, I’m losing my memory,”,

“But I think I’m well-adjusted because I obsess on things, but I don’t have the attention span to stick with it, and I quickly forget what I was obsessing about in the first place. So, it takes me all the way around to being well-adjusted, I think.”

Reflecting on her celebrity status, she added: “When you’re a public figure, you’re open to everyone’s interpretation. And I’m sure you’ve heard the saying, ‘What other people think of me is none of my business.’ Because people will say all kinds of things and you have no control over that. But you know the truth and that’s all that matters.”