Sharon Stone is not always my favorite person but I do admire her advocacy for health. She works tirelessly for AIDS awareness and research. Plus she and her sister Kelly founded Planet Hope that helps disadvantaged children. I didn’t know that her sister Kelly suffers from lupus. Sharon and Kelly attended Lupus L.A. Orange Ball: Rocket to a Cure recently and were interviewed by Terri Seymour, herself a lupus sufferer who has been in remission for 10 years. Sharon told Terri that she does not have lupus herself, but as a carrier, suffered three miscarriages, something she’s touched on before, all at five and a half months. She now knows why but at that time there were no answers.
Only “Extra’s” Terri Seymour caught up with Hollywood superstar Sharon Stone and her sister Kelly as the two banded together to raise money and awareness at Lupus L.A. Orange Ball: Rocket to a Cure.
Sharon was spending the special night with her sister Kelly, who is battling lupus. Sharon, who held back tears, was happy to be by Kelly’s side, commenting, “I have to say I think it’s brought us a lot closer, wouldn’t you?” Kelly replied, “I think so… It’s amazing that I have a sister who is not afraid to use her voice, and people listen and she loves me so much.”Stone has also been affected by lupus, explaining, “The Rh factor is a genetic thing, so all of the siblings have the Rh factor.” As a result, she had difficulties getting pregnant, pointing out, “I can say that I had three, five-and-a-half-month miscarriages and no one had any answer for me, what’s going on, why is this happening to me. So, I think when we go through this as a family, it’s devastating that the medical community is not paying the attention that’s needed.”
I Googled some information on this but I recognize that I might get this wrong so please feel free to correct me in the comments if so. I think the “Rh factor” Sharon is speaking about has to do with Rh negative blood which does have a big effect on pregnancy. Fortunately, there are ways today to maintain a pregnancy even with Rh negative blood, but that doesn’t factor in the lupus. My mother, who is Rh negative, carried and birthed three Rh positive kids in the 60s, prior to in-vitro transfusions and shots. She did have one miscarriage. Doctors like to ask us a lot of questions about how we came about since two of us should not be here. (We blame our mom, she never does anything she’s supposed to.) But three miscarriages well into her second trimester – that’s tragic. I can’t imagine how hard it was on Sharon and the mix of emotions she must have had each time she found out she was pregnant. Sharon is a mom to three boys, whom she adopted.
In addition to fundraising, Sharon might be back on screen soon. Since Marvel likes gimmicks almost as much as Sharon, the rumor on the street is that she might appear as Janet Van Dyne, the original Wasp, in the next Ant-Man movie. And who else is in Ant Man 2? Basic Instinct co-star Michael Douglas. If they don’t find a way to incorporate an icepick and a Bart Simpson keychain, I’ll never forgive them.
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I am rh negative and I also had three successful pregnancies . I found out I was negative when I was 16 and had blood work done before my abortion . I was given a shot early in my pregnancy and never had any issues . My kids are all positive. I also haven’t had any miscarriages, thankfully .
I can’t get over the difference in her face. She looks like a totally different person to me. I just googled her and in 2001 she had a stroke and subsequent cerebral hemorrhage that lasted nine days and she flat lined. Fascinating all the things she’s been through in her life from a young age and is still here to talk about it.
She actually looks the same to me. *shrug* I think she looks great (feathered/fringe ensemble aside).
(Janet Van Dyne. Not ‘Dyke.’) Which, if true, will be so much fun.
Wow. This woman has been tru a lot, and speaking about it must be hard but at the same time helpful. I could not imagine losing my child.
My mom was 8 years older than her and also Rh negative. She had the three of us (all positive) and as far as I know one early miscarriage. No one ever commented on that being unusual or lucky? She said she got shots with my brother and sister early in pregnancy.
I was never told what an impact my Rh negative until I was pregnant with my first son 25 yrs ago. I was given a while I was pregnant with each of my boys & after they were born. My ex has positive blood & without the shot , his blood cells would attack attack my sons negative blood cells & cause fatal or dehlibitated babies. Both of my boys r very healthy & the shot has to b given the shot the earliest in the pregnancy as possible. When I had told my parents about my RH negative blood & found out they’re both RH negative so this was something they had no idea about or have to deal with. I remember being so scared when the doc told me about the consequences of the different blood types & the reaction that would happen. So glad for the shot.
Guys…. you, Aims above and Hecate are talking about the Rhesus factor, a protein that’s found on the surface of red blood cells. Rhesus incompatibility has been known to lead to miscarriages where the mother is Rhesus negative but the fetus is Rhesus positive. However, Sharon’s talking about the Rheumatoid factor which are proteins produced by the immune system that attack healthy tissue. They’re found in people with autoimmune diseases like Lupus, Sjögren’s syndrome etc…
That’s what I thought too Bee!
Sharon is still such a beautiful interesting cool lady
I’m glad you were able to get the shot!
Just wanted to let you know, it’s not actually his blood cells attacking your baby. What happens is, since you don’t have the RH factor, if your baby does than it’s your white blood cells that will likely identify the RH factor as a foreign body / virus and start attacking it ending the pregnancy. Which is why you wouldn’t need the shot if the baby’s father was also RH – . The shot is to prevent the mother’s immune system from doing this.
Also good clarification Bee…I didn’t know that about Lupus, etc. That’s awful.
The photo in the black dress gives me shades of young Ellen Barkin.
I dont like Sharon’s short bob. It ages her. Ellen looks good with her bob though
Okay. Rhesus factor incompatibility is a serious thing and has led to problems with pregnancy…but she’s talking about the Rheumatoid factor. Totally different thing…
Rheumatoid factor not Rhesus, you are right. Rhesus negative person will have subsequent pregnancies affected not the first.
Wow this headline really undersells what she went through. To be honest I don’t even think those should be called miscarriages. I realize they aren’t stillbirths but at 5 1/2 months that’s not like a miscarriage anymore.
For example, I have had four miscarriages but all before 8 weeks. The last one was this past March and honestly I forget I even had one this year because while disappointing it was kind of “meh, i knew i had a high chance due to my history” as you don’t find out you’re pregnant until 4-5 weeks along so in my case you only have a couple weeks to get attached but MONTHS that’s just a totally different thing to me. It’s way more tragic as everyone would know since you’d be showing and everything.
Long ramble short, I feel so bad she went through this and the other women that have, and I think they need a term for this other than miscarriage or at least call it “late miscarriages” in the headline.
here in NJ, a delivery after 20 weeks is termed a stillbirth. At 20 weeks, the remains need to be processed through a funeral home, and I think that is the reason there is even a distinction in terms. I don’t know enough about the Rh factor, but just realize that her story is likely long and involved. Sometimes we try to share information with others and realize later we didn’t describe accurately or in depth enough for it to be properly understood, especially those of us who live with this kind of tremendous grief. I have lost pregnancies at 12w, called a missed abortion, 20w and 21w2d (both twin pregnancies) and they were referred to as stillborns. Thanks to Sharon for sharing her story, and love to her and her sister. I was lucky to have a sister by my side throughout my years of loss also, and wouldn’t have made it through to talk about it without her.
@pinetree, so sorry for your losses. they are significant, and every pregnancy loss is that mother’s worst loss. no need to compare. I thought I wouldn’t react as much to an early loss, as I had my late term losses first, but that 12w m/c was devastating in some of the same but some different ways. sending you light and love.
I am so sorry you went through that LIS. I cannot imagine. ((((internet hug))))))
To be honest I really don’t feel that upset over my losses since they were so early. And I knew it was a thing in my family as my mom also had a few and told me from a young age so I always just ‘expected’ to have them. So I think I have a very different mentality than some people when it comes to that. I did manage to have two babies to term who are kids now so that helps immensely. My very first pregnancy miscarried so I’ve been set up for disappointment.
I get what you’re saying. I lost twins at 15 weeks in October and then had a miscarriage at 5 weeks in February. The loss of my twins has nearly broken me. I labored and gave birth to them. The 5 week loss doesn’t bother me nearly as badly.
Hugs for all who’ve suffered. You’re not alone, though it’s often a secret, silent grief and pain.
Jackie, I am so very very sorry for the loss of your twins. Try to take life one day at a time, one foot in front of the other. My sister had four miscarriages, but one of those was a 6 month stillbirth in her own bathroom: heartbreaking. She felt broken hearted, but has gone on to have healthy children. How she had the guts and determination to try again, I’ll never know. But I send you love and my prayers.
Thank you Nikki. I guess my reason for going on is that such a big payoff is possible. However, I just can’t imagine multiple losses like that.
Beautiful woman.
She was and will always be one of the hottest b*tches in the game
I like her. More so for being so ….real. I don’t know how to say it. Also I like that she didn’t give up on her dream of being a mother and adopted three children. I really like her. She was a sex icon for a while but also so approachable
Off-topic but her plastic surgeon is an artist. She looks fantastic.