Michaele Salahi Reveals She Has Multiple Sclerosis

By PopEater Staff Posted Sep 15th 2010 10:30AM

White House party crasher and 'Real Housewives in D.C.' star Michaele Salahi has revealed in a new book that she has multiple sclerosis.

Salahi was diagnosed with the nervous system disorder seven years ago. The reality star appeared on a FOX News morning show on Wednesday and explained why she kept the illness a secret for so long.

"This is the first time I've said it publicly ... It's something I kept personal," Salahi said. "I think a lot of people do with chronic illnesses or any type of disease, whether it's heart [disease] or whatever you deal with, you know, breast cancer, so for me, I kept it personal because I never wanted to be judged, never wanted to have pity, and I certainly wanted to hold on to my job."

Salahi deals with the disease by going on with life as if nothing is different and keeping a positive mind-set.

"The only way I can deal with it is to smile and act like I can get through it," she told PEOPLE in another interview.

The new book, titled 'Cirque du Salahi,' was written by Diane Dimond.

Tags: cirque du salahi, illness, Michaele Salahi, Multiple Sclerosis, real hosuewives of dc

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Wednesday 15 September

By Israelibabs

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Wher's the PROOF!!!

Friday 17 September

By Marg

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Show me the medical records first !!!! Why should we believe anything she says based on past experience. Maybe its a story like the one where Whoopi supposedly attacked her !!

What a pair of creeps.

By BIG DADDY

Probably just to get a handicapped sticker

Thursday 16 September

By Bill

I agree 100%!

By atennison2004

you can't get a handicap tag without a written request by your doctor!

By Carla

As a daughter of a diagnosed MS mother, it would be absolutely dispicable to suggest that you have this monster of a disease if you don't. I have watched my mother struggle my whole life with this dibilitating disease and to think that someone would use that for fame makes me SICK. I pray that she has not done that, and if she does have it, I pray for her, as well. This is a horrible thing to live with, it robs you of your ability to have a life of much quality. My mom is a fighter through and through, and would give anything for this to not be part of her life. Be careful, Ms. Salahi if you have used this for any gain of fame!!!!

Sorry she has MS, but she's still a kunt.

By Jadaspeaking

The husband looks like an older, BLOATED Matthew Perry - the actor from Friends.

By veronica

She is a lier - if she had MS she would not act like she does.

Sunday 19 September

Seems more like BS than MS

Saturday 16 October

By mimi tholsted

Teri!...you are so right the tale about the boy crying wolf, I was just thinking to that, Yes the Salahis are now in so deep...they got what they asked for: fame, but in a dirty way, they are now outcast everywhere they go, I would not wish to be in their shoes......they are total disasters...and they are digging their own grave, sorry for you, how stupid can you be?......I dont think you ever can recover from this, who will trust you with a scarlet letter in the forhead????..

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